Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Catford even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I intend to acquire a shop in Catford with a mortgage from The Mortgage Works?

Our comparison service is mainly there to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Catford but we have recorded towards the end of this page a selection of Catford commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they can also act for The Mortgage Works

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a first time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Catford. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Catford?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be able to pick up the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.

Can I be sure that the Catford conveyancing solicitor on the Bank of Ireland panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Catford obtaining recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer conducting your conveyancing.

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

It is probably the case that Coventry BS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Coventry BS 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.

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the agent has warned us that the owners will only move forward if we instruct the agent's chosen lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Catford

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this request. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the owners direct and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to use your own,trusted Catford conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by corporate headquarters.

I have recently realised that I have Seventy years unexpired on my lease in Catford. I now wish to get lease extension but my freeholder is absent. What should I do?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. For most situations an enquiry agent would be helpful to try and locate and prepare a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Catford.

Following years of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Catford. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the price.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Catford premises is 44 Elmer Road in January 2013. The Tribunal dacied that amount to be paid by the Leaseholders for the Landlords freehold reversion was £12,951 as at the valuation date (20" September 2012).This matter was referred back to the Bromley County Court to deal with costs, fees and any other outstanding matters. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 74.25 years.

We are hoping to acquire a repression house in Catford and the mortgagee in possession require completion inside a week. Do conveyancers meet that timeframe? Would it be better to use a local Catford firm or an online firm that advertises to offer speedy conveyancing?

Visit your Catford shopping parade. Pop in to a couple of solicitor’s offices and request to talk to a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Discuss your needs and seek a commitment on time frames. Choose the firm that appears most trustworthy. Be sure to select a conveyancing practitioner on the list of conveyancing practitioners acceptable to your lender.