How do I find the right solicitor to provide a high level service for our conveyancing in South Wimbledon?

Option 1 is to ask connections who they would recommend.

Second, look on the internet for conveyancing in South Wimbledon. Telephone a couple or more firms from the list and ask them to forward you their conveyancing fees and have a conversation with the lawyer who will handle your legal process in advance ofmaking your choice.

Third is to make use of our search tool to help you find the right lawyers taking into account your individual factors including area of the property,speed, complications and who the proposed mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to go for low cost conveyancing in South Wimbledon

The deeds to my house can not be found. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in South Wimbledon 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

You no longer need to hold title official documentation to evidence that you are the owner of your registered land or premises, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

I am buying a new build house in South Wimbledon benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent suggested that I not inform my lawyer about this deal as it would put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I'm refinancing my primary property to a BTL mortgage with TSB and I will use the ballance of the raised equity towards a second house. The neighborhood we are looking at is South Wimbledon. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two banks and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our comparison tool on this site to check that the lawyers are approved by both lenders. Assuming that they are the lawyer will be able to connect the two deals but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your desired outcome and needs.

Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in South Wimbledon from the perspective of saving time on the sale process?

• Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in South Wimbledon can be bypassed where you appoint lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ solicitors.
If you have had any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are settled before the property is marketed. The buyers and their solicitors will be nervous about purchasing a property where there is an ongoing dispute. You may have to bite the bullet and 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 prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is clearly preferable to reveal the dispute as historic rather than ongoing. A minority of South Wimbledon leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain bank and professional references. Any bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is financially capable of paying the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the Management Company, you should make sure that you are holding the original share document. Obtaining a new share certificate can be a lengthy process and delays many a South Wimbledon conveyancing transaction. If a new share is needed, do contact the company officers or managing agents (where applicable) for this as soon as possible. You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but you should verify this via your solicitors. A purchaser's conveyancer will be unlikely to recommend their client to where the remaining number of years is under 75 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an as soon as possible that you identify whether the lease term requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale.

After years of negotiations we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in South Wimbledon. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a South Wimbledon conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a South Wimbledon premises is 14 Nutwell Street in January 2014. The premium payable for the acquisition of a new lease of the subject premises was in the sum of £30,523 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 62.94 years.