What guidance do you have for searching for leasehold conveyancing in Queen's Park?

First ask the people you trust whom they would instruct.

Second, search the web for conveyancing in Queen's Park. Pick up the phone to two or three from the list and ask them to send you their conveyancing charges and speak to the lawyer who will oversee your legal process beforecommitting.

Third is to use this site to assist you in finding the right lawyers taking into account your personal requirements including area of the property,speed, complexity and who your intended mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to opt for ninety nine pound conveyancing in Queen's Park

When does exchange of contracts happen for purchase conveyancing in Queen's Park and do I need to be at the lawyers branch?

If you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Queen's Park you are welcome to attend to sign the paperwork. However, the firms we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the conveyancer to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Queen's Park)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

When it comes to lenders such as Lloyds, do Queen's Park property lawyers face an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

My fiancee and I are at the point of viewing flats in Queen's Park and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Santander.

You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are taking out a mortgage with Santander, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel.

I recently had an offer accepted on a house in Queen's Park. My financial adviser suggested a lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £200. A couple of days later, the lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Kent Reliance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Queen's Park. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Queen's Park

Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Queen's Park is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Queen's Park are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Queen's Park you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Queen's Park may determine 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 premises.