We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the UBS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Coulsdon?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Coulsdon.
After looking at consumer advice sites for an online solicitor in Coulsdon, many post that I must look for a CQS accredited solicitor. What is CQS?
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * compliance with best practice conveyancing procedures through the scheme protocol Membership includes numerous organisations who carry out conveyancing in Coulsdon.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Coulsdon. Now, I need my files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Coulsdon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Coulsdon differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Coulsdon approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because builders in Coulsdon typically purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Coulsdon or who has acted in the same development.
We own a leasehold flat in Coulsdon. Conveyancing was finalised in last year. I have read on various advice forums that I mustn’t let the the remaining lease term to fall too short. What is the reasoning?
Coulsdon leasehold properties are for a set term - normally just under one hundred years when they commenced. However a significant appartments in Coulsdon were built or converted in the 70’s80’s and so these leases now have fewer than eighty years unexpired. This may sound like plenty of time however Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage institutions tend to need leases to have at least 75 years remaining to adequate security. Accordingly when you come to sell the property you will need to extend the term of your lease if you are nearing seventy five years. To enhance the saleability of your property you should be thinking about whether to extend your lease long before you come to sell it. There are also significant benefits to doing so before the lease hits 80 years as when the lease is below eighty years the amount to be paid to extend starts to get a lot more expensive.