We see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Dulwich?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Dulwich.
We are buying a house in Dulwich. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On completion day we have to send funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
My aunt pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Dulwich there may be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Dulwich which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Dulwich should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I'm the sole beneficiary of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Dulwich. The Dulwich property was put into my name in December. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship may be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the house in December. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be caught by that. How sensible a view banks take of it, depend on the lender as this obligation is principally there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.
What will a local search reveal about the property I am buying in Dulwich?
Dulwich conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for instance Searchflow The local search is essential in every Dulwich conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject sections.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Dulwich?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Dulwich. 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…’
We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the property agent advised that the seller will only issue a contract if we instruct the agent's recommended conveyancers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Dulwich
We suspect that the seller is not behind this requirement. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to instruct your own,trusted Dulwich conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide their negotiator at the agency a commission or achieve conveyancing thresholds pre-set by HQ.