Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Northfield even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I intend to buy an office in Northfield with a mortgage from Godiva Mortgages Ltd?
The service is mainly utilised to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Northfield but we have set out at the bottom of this page a selection of Northfield commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they can also act for Godiva Mortgages Ltd
This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as a 1st time purchaser of a garden flat in Northfield. Do I pick up the keys to the property on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Northfield?
On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Northfield. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the completion advance to the seller's solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
Can you point me to a directory of HSBC panel conveyancers in Northfield on the Building Society Association’s Website?
No. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable online. If you are seeking to appoint a Northfield conveyancing practitioner on the HSBC please use our tool.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Northfield. I have a mortgage offer with Clydesdale. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial site in Northfield?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Northfield will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Northfield. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Northfield.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Northfield it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Northfield commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Northfield.
My wife and I have a renovated Edwardian house in Northfield. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Britannia. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching 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 as there may be 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 Northfield and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Northfield is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Northfield are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Northfield you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Northfield may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.