I am in the process of refinancing my apartment in Little Venice, does my lawyer need to be on the Nottingham Conveyancing panel?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Nottingham will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
My uncle pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Little Venice there could be a number of restrictions preventing external alterations to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Little Venice which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Little Venice should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
My wife and I have arranged the release of further monies on our mortgage from Bank of Ireland as we want to carry out a loft conversion to our house in Little Venice. Do we need to choose a bricks and mortar Little Venice solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?
Bank of Ireland don't usually appoint a member of their conveyancing panel to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Bank of Ireland panel.
About to purchase house in Little Venice. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the TSB conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Little Venice property lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel.
I have been told that property searches are the main reason for obstruction in Little Venice conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Little Venice.
I purchased a semi-detached Georgian property in Little Venice. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Nottingham Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Little Venice and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.
Given that I will soon spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a two bedroom apartment in Little Venice I wish to talk to a solicitor concerning thehouse move before appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we recommend - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer due to be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Little Venice.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a matter number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Little Venice should be the figure that you are charged.