I am intent on selling our house in Merton and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any local conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using an online conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Merton. We have lived in Merton for 4 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to get clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You must check with 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 health insurance to cover that same illness)
I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Merton. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Merton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Merton prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders will not issue a loan on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Merton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Merton to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
Given that I will soon spend £400,000 on a terraced house in Merton I wish to talk to a lawyer regarding thehouse move ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?
We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor who will be carrying out your conveyancing in Merton.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a case reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Merton should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.
We're new on the property ladder - agreed a price, but the agent informed us that the vendor will only move forward if we instruct the agent's chosen lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Merton
It is highly unlikely the sellers are driving this. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to instruct your own,trusted Merton conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthe ones that will provide the estate agent a kickback or achieve conveyancing targets set by senior management.