Having been recommended your web site we were going to appoint conveyancing solicitor in East Croydon listed by you but stumbled across some other estimates on the internet appear less pricey – how come?

There are plenty of conveyancing outfits offering at first sight what seems to be very low prices. We would urge you to think long and hard about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish over the quality of the conveyancing. Many of them highlight a bargain quote to tempt you but conceal extra fees in the fine print..

I am under pressure from the executor of a property in East Croydon to sign contracts within four weeks. What can I do to speed up matters?

In a situation where the seller is applying a tight deadline to sign contracts it is advisable to make sure that your lawyer is familiar with the location as they will make use of local relationships and intelligence. It is even conceivable that they may have handled previoushouses in the same street. You would be best advised to use a East Croydon conveyancing lawyer. Second, check that the conveyancing firm is on the member panel. It is believed that just under twenty per cent of East Croydon conveyancing transactions are delayed or derailed after finding out that a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the home move being held up by almost 21 days. It is understood that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home moves annually. Many East Croydon conveyancing practices can not act for certain banks so do check as early as possible.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in East Croydon. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 East Croydon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

About to purchase a new build apartment in East Croydon. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in East Croydon

Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

Are the East Croydon conveyancing lawyers identified as being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by the bank?

East Croydon law firm practices and firms carrying out conveyancing in East Croydon themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the bank directly.