Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Croydon even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I intend to acquire a shop in Croydon with a mortgage from ?

Our search tool is primarily there to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Croydon but we have recorded towards the end of this page some Croydon commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the solicitors directly to check if they can also act for

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to to identify firms on the conveyancing panel for example in Croydon?

We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.

Are all Croydon Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the conveyancing list of approved solicitors?

It is true that some banks and building societies now use CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.

It is unclear whether my bank requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Croydon building society branch on numerous occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they will lend. My Croydon conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called to say that they refuse to lend in accordance with their published requirements. Who do I believe?

Provided that the is on the bank panel, she or he must adhere to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook conditions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, are being problematic. The Croydon solicitor who is on the conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

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

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Croydon. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Croydon

Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a property in Newport but reside in Croydon. My conveyancer (approximately 200 miles awayneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Croydon who can witness this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Croydon