Have just purchased a probate house at auction in East Sheen. Conveyancing is required. What is next?

Now that you are legally bound yourself to purchase you now have to appoint a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you will have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the property. Every auction property will have a bespoke legal pack. This will include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the legal pack may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to leasehold premises. You should pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete on the date specified in the contract.

is it true that all East Sheen solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Coventry BS approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many banks do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be overseen by the CLC.

We have agreed to purchase a house in East Sheen. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. HSBC have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

As your lender is HSBC your lawyer must follow the formal requirements outlined in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for HSBC. The CML Handbook contains minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to HSBC where a lease does not meet these provisions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not restricted to East Sheen.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in East Sheen. I now require my papers but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in East Sheen of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am purchasing a new build house in East Sheen with a loan from Barclays . The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not reveal to my lawyer about this extras as it may jeopardize my loan with Barclays . Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in East Sheen ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some lenders will refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold property.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Halifax. If you contact us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in East Sheen. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in East Sheen to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Is it simple use your search app to find a conveyancing solicitor in East Sheen on the panel for my bank?

1st pick a mortgage company such as Nationwide Building Society, Skipton Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then specify your preferred area for instance East Sheen. Conveyancing practices in East Sheen and further afield should be listed.