Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Isle of Dogs even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I want to buy a shop in Isle of Dogs with a loan from Barnsley Building Society?

Our search tool is predominantly utilised to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Isle of Dogs but we have listed towards the end of this page a few Isle of Dogs commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the solicitors directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Barnsley Building Society

A relative suggested that if I am buying in Isle of Dogs I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Isle of Dogs conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Isle of Dogs around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Isle of Dogs.

Taking into account that I am about to part with £400,000 on a garden flat in Isle of Dogs I would like to talk to a solicitor concerning thetransaction ahead of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer who will be conducting your conveyancing in Isle of Dogs.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a file number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Isle of Dogs should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my garden apartment in Isle of Dogs. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just received a yearly service charge invoice – what should I do?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should discharge the invoice as normal because all rents and service invoices should be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I own a a ground floor purpose built flat in Isle of Dogs. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for the purchase of the freehold?

Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Isle of Dogs conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Isle of Dogs residence is 12, 14 & 16 Hull Close in May 2010. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the acquisition of the freehold to the subject premises was the sum of £18,300 This case related to 3 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 101.61 years.

My mortgage broker has suggested using their conveyancer for our conveyancing in Isle of Dogs - Is it not simpler advisable to just use them?

You need to establish if the selling agent is recommending a conveyancing practitioner or introducing to a solicitor. There are plenty of Isle of Dogs selling agents who recommend two or three Isle of Dogs conveyancing firms and get nothing from it.