I am under pressure from the seller of a property in Denmark Hill to sign contracts within four weeks. What can I do to accelerate the conveyancing process?

In the event that the seller is applying pressure to sign contracts it is advisable to make sure that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will make use of local relationships and insight. It is even conceivable that they would have conducted previousproperties in the same road. You would be best advised to use a Denmark Hill conveyancing firm. In addition, double check that the lawyer is on the member panel. It is believed that nearly one in five of Denmark Hill conveyancing deals are delayed or derailed after discovering a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the buying process being held up by as much as three weeks. It is understood that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home sales annually. Most Denmark Hill conveyancing practices can not act for certain banks so do check as early as possible.

As someone clueless as to conveyancing in Denmark Hill what’s your top tip you can impart concerning the home moving process in Denmark Hill

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Denmark Hill and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of room for confrontation between you and others involved in the transaction. For example, the vendor, selling agent and on occasion a mortgage company. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Denmark Hill should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the legal process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

There is a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer ahead of all other parties in the conveyancing process.

Do I find a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Denmark Hill?

There are two types of lawyers who can perform conveyancing in Denmark Hill namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. The two can provide the legal services that required to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. They are both obliged to perform Denmark Hill conveyancing to the same quality and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be professionally administered and that the requisite steps should be appropriately adhered to.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a garden flat in Denmark Hill. Do I collect the keys to the house on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Denmark Hill?

On the day of completion you do not need to attend the conveyancers office in Denmark Hill. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be invited to receive the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs early afternoon.

How can we tell if a Denmark Hill conveyancing solicitor on the Bank of Ireland panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Denmark Hill seeking recommendations is a sensible start. 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 which is cheap as chips. We would always advocate that you speak with the solicitor conducting your transaction.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Denmark Hill and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Denmark Hill. We have lived in Denmark Hill for six years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)

I'm buying a new build house in Denmark Hill with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about the side-deal as it may put at risk my mortgage with The Mortgage Works. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.