I require conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (6 years built) in North London. Almost all the appartments are already disposed of. Is it strictly necessary to order conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in North London?
You would be opening yourself up to an unnecessary risk in not carrying out North London conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying mortgage free there is no legal necessity to have them, but we would seriously advise in no uncertain terms that your lawyer conducts them. Where accelerating the process and driving down costs are top of your concerns you should discuss with your solicitor about the options such as indemnity insurance available to you
Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in North London even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I want to buy a shop in North London with a mortgage from Chelsea Building Society?
Our comparison service is mainly there to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in North London but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page some North London commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to establish if they can also act for Chelsea Building Society
The North London conveyancing solicitors that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in North London have suddenly shut down. I chose them because I needed a solicitor on the Nationwide conveyancing panel and my preferred North London lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to assist.
In sourcing the web for the term cheap conveyancing in North London it brings up numerous property lawyerslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable property lawyer for me?
The best method of seeking a suitable conveyancer is via personal testimonial, so ask friends and family who have purchased a property in North London or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Fees for conveyancing in North London differ, so it's advisable to request a minimum of three quotes from varying types of property lawyers. Be sure to seek confirmation that the fees are fixed.
I have been Googling for North London conveyancing quotes online. Can I be sure that all the North London firms that are listed on your directory are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the bank panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific North London conveyancing solicitor being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel is not accurate.