My partner and I are intent on selling our house in Upper Norwood and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a national conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Upper Norwood. We have lived in Upper Norwood for three years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. 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 life insurance to cover that same illness)
I have recentlyfound out that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Upper Norwood for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Upper Norwood conveyancing specialists.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Upper Norwood I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Upper Norwood for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.
We are a fortnight into a residential purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Upper Norwood. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the quality of service. Can you help me find new solicitors?
A solicitor would need to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new conveyancer and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid escalating expenses and delays. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The search tool will help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Upper Norwood
Been searching for a solicitor for leasehold sale conveyancing in Upper Norwood. We are selling, simple no mortgage to redeem, no rush, no onward purchase. Received an estimate from a lawyer for £1000 plus VAT which is a tad expensive considering its so straightforward. Can I pay less for conveyancing in Upper Norwood?
As it’s a sale only, £425 + VAT should be about the cheapest for a Upper Norwood solicitor firm.