Please could you suggest a Skipton Building Society allowed Tottenham conveyancing solicitor who can have us moved in within a short deadline? Am I best advised to choose a local Tottenham practice or a national conveyancer?
We can recommend some very good Tottenham conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Tottenham. Go in to some well established law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your deadline together with your reasons and get a commitment on your deadline. Appoint the lawyer that genuine.
Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Tottenham is more expensive?
Tottenham leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving applicable notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Tottenham and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Tottenham lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a web based conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Tottenham. We have lived in Tottenham for 4 years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Tottenham I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Tottenham suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.
My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the agent has warned us that the owners will only move forward if we instruct their preferred lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Tottenham
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this request. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make sure they understand (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are ready to go, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your own,trusted Tottenham conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets set by corporate headquarters.