I am purchasing a new build flat in East Sheen. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in East Sheen you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in East Sheen.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in East Sheen. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?

Now that you are for in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you must choose a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you will have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the purchase. An auction property will have an associated legal set of papers. This will include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal pack should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You need to give this to the conveyancer working for you ASAP. You also need to ensure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

A relative advised me that in buying a property in East Sheen there could be a number of restrictions prohibiting external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in East Sheen which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in East Sheen should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Is there a list of Virgin Money panel conveyancers in East Sheen on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

No. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few banks make their panel listings available online. If you are seeking to appoint a East Sheen property lawyer on the Virgin Money please make the most of our tool.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. East Sheen is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in East Sheen are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in East Sheen you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in East Sheen may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

How difficult is it to swap solicitor as I have to select a firm on the Britannia conveyancing panel. I had appointed a local conveyancing solicitor in East Sheen five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Britannia

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in East Sheen on the Britannia panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in East Sheen. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in East Sheen.

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a two flats in East Sheen which have in the region of fifty years remaining on the lease term. Should I regard a short lease as a deal breaker?

There are plenty of short leases in East Sheen. The lease is a right to use the premises for a prescribed time frame. As a lease gets shorter the marketability of the lease deteriorates and results in it becoming more costly to extend the lease. For this reason it is generally wise to increase the term of the lease. It is often difficult to sell a property with a short lease because mortgage lenders may be unwilling to lend money on such properties. Lease extension can be a difficult process. We recommend you seek professional assistance from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this arena.

I inherited a basement flat in East Sheen. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for the purchase of the freehold?

Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a East Sheen conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a East Sheen property is 19 St. Margarets Crescent in August 2010. the tribunal was of the view that the premium to be paid by the leaseholder for the freehold reversion was £51,983.00 This case related to 3 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 66.25 years.