Completed the sale of my flat in West Norwood last February yet the purchaser is e-mailing every few hours complaining that his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
Following your sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in West Norwood.
What is your number one tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in West Norwood
Do not opt for the cheapest West Norwood conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.
My fiancee and I are in the throws of viewing flats in West Norwood and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this point? I intend to finance via a mortgage with UBS.
You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the EA. As you are seeking a mortgage with UBS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in West Norwood. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £150. A couple of days later, the solicitor contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Lloyds panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in West Norwood?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in West Norwood. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in West Norwood prior to instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders tend refuse to issue a loan on this type of home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can investigate further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in West Norwood. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in West Norwood to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
Hoping to buy a property located in West Norwood and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about West Norwood. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the West Norwood area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at West Norwood. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found