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Find a Blackfriars Conveyancing Solictior on Your Lender’s Panel

Ready to buy a new home in Blackfriars? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Blackfriars transaction at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Blackfriars

When it comes to mortgage companies such as HSBC, do Blackfriars solicitors incur a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

I am due to exchange contracts on my house. I had a double glazing fitted in June 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Clydesdale are being a right pain. The Blackfriars solicitor who is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Clydesdale are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Clydesdale have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Clydesdale have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Clydesdale may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Virgin Money have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a property in Blackfriars has been accepted, now what?

Your estate agent will wish to be advised as to your conveyancing practitioner's details (ensure that the lawyers are on the lender’s panel). Contact Virgin Money or your broker and complete any appropriate paperwork. Virgin Money will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to schedule an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately ten days to receive the mortgage offer. Virgin Money will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Blackfriars.

Just acquired a terraced house in Blackfriars , how long should it take for the Land Registry to record my title? My Blackfriars conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be certain that my name is registered.

As far as conveyancing in Blackfriars registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Historically registration takes place once the buyer has moved in to the premises so registration formalities is not usually top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

How straightforward is it to use the search app to find a conveyancing lawyer in Blackfriars on the approved list for my mortgage?

First choose a lender such as National Westminster Bank, Virgin Money or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then specify your location such as Blackfriars. Conveyancing organisations in Blackfriars and further afield will then be identified.

I have recently realised that I have 68 years remaining on my flat in Blackfriars. I now want to get lease extension but my freeholder is can not be found. What are my options?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent may be helpful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Blackfriars.

After years of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Blackfriars. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Blackfriars conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Blackfriars residence is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 66.8 years.

There are numerous houses in Blackfriars on unadopted roads. We are acquiring such a house. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing a property on a privately owned road?

Blackfriars conveyancing solicitors will be familiar with dealing propertieson private. Your property lawyer will investigate Land Registry data to find any rights or liabilities. It is possible that there is a management company (wholly owned by residents) that owners make annual payments for the upkeep of the road. If one exists, the road will likely be maintained and look better than council owned.

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