We see that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Merton Park?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Merton Park.
How can we know in advance if a Merton Park conveyancing solicitor on the Virgin Money panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Merton Park seeking recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer handling your transaction.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Leeds Building Society. Merton Park conveyancing practitioners were chosen. How long does it take for Leeds Building Society to issue the offer to the property lawyer?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Leeds Building Society done the survey? Have you advised Leeds Building Society as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
I have paid off my mortgage with RBS. I assume I don't need a Merton Park conveyancing practitioner on the RBS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your RBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the RBS mortgage from the register. RBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where RBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- RBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
Do I need to take out insurance to cover chancel repairs when purchasing a residence in Merton Park?
Unless a prior purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Merton Park to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
How does conveyancing in Merton Park differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Merton Park come to us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because new home sellers in Merton Park usually purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Merton Park or who has acted in the same development.
What does commercial conveyancing in Merton Park cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Merton Park incorporates a broad range of services, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.