I am purchasing a right to buy a flat in South London. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in South London you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in South London.

Should my lawyer be raising enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in South London.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors conducting conveyancing in South London. Plenty of people will buy a property in South London, completely aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the property. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous searches that may be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should give them a better understanding of the risks in South London. The conventional set of property information forms sent to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard inquiry of the seller to discover if the property has ever been flooded. If flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the seller, then a purchaser could issue a compensation claim as a result of such an inaccurate answer. The buyer’s lawyers will also conduct an enviro report. This should higlight if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be made.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. South London is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in South London are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in South London you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in South London 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 premises.

Is it possible to switch conveyancer as I need to instruct a firm on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in South London five minutes from me but she is not approved by Skipton Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in South London on the Skipton Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in South London. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in South London and beyond.

I am a fortnight into a freehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the local agent to do our conveyancing in South London. I am am very dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

They would have to be really poor to suggest replacing them. Has your loan offer been sent? If so you will need to advise them of the new contact details and ensure the loan are re-issued. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid escalating charges and delays. That should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in South London