Willappointing a Rotherhithe conveyancing lawyer make the legal process smoother?

Established third party connections are another important factor to consider when choosing conveyancing lawyers. Rotherhithe conveyancers often have connections with lenders and estate, local authorities, valuers and other conveyancing firms meaning the whole process is going to be much smoother for you. Possessing a wealth of experience in the local area is also a plus .

I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must be out of my rented apartment in Rotherhithe by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in six weeks as don't want to have to move into temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to provide notice for your lease unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your lawyer and request that they chase the sellers lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will work towards

Me and my partner are purchasing a flat in Rotherhithe. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we will need to send money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I'm the single beneficiary of my late father’s estate and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Rotherhithe. The Rotherhithe property was put into my name in December. I plan to dispose of the house. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in December. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?

The CML handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be impacted by that. many mortgage companies would take a pragmatic view as this provision chiefly exists to capture subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Rotherhithe. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Rotherhithe with the intention of speeding up the sale process?

• Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Rotherhithe can be reduced if you instruct lawyers as soon as you market your property and ask them to collate the leasehold information which will be required by the purchasers’ solicitors.
If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s permission? Have you, for example installed wooden flooring? Most leases in Rotherhithe state that internal structural changes or installing wooden flooring calls for a licence from the Landlord consenting to such alterations. If you fail to have the approvals in place you should not contact the landlord without contacting your solicitor in the first instance. You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be wise to verify this via your solicitors. A buyer’s conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the remaining number of years is less than 80 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an as soon as possible that you consider whether the lease requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are settled before the property is marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be warry about purchasing a flat where a dispute is ongoing. You will have to accept that you will have to pay any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is clearly preferable to reveal the dispute as historic as opposed to ongoing. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the freehold, you should make sure that you are holding the original share certificate. Organising a duplicate share certificate can be a lengthy formality and frustrates many a Rotherhithe conveyancing transaction. If a new share certificate is required, do contact the company director and secretary or managing agents (where applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity.

I own a first flat in Rotherhithe. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?

Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Rotherhithe conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Rotherhithe residence is 12, 14 & 16 Hull Close in May 2010. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the acquisition of the freehold to the subject premises was the sum of £18,300 This case affected 3 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 101.61 years.

Are you able recommend a good property lawyer to do the acquisition of a maisonette in Rotherhithe. We are hoping to purchase the flat for £240000 with a mortgage from Coventry BS. We are in Rotherhithe but dont mind where they are.

The purpose of this site is limited to being a directory service for solicitors who want to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS in certain locations such as Rotherhithe . We dont recommend any specific conveyancer.