Do the conveyancing practitioners highlighted through your ’find a lawyer’ tool conduct right to buy conveyancing in Little Venice?

We do have numerous conveyancing firms who can conduct right to buy conveyancing matters Do contact the solicitors listed with a view to secure a costs illustration.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Little Venice. My lender is Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 5/2/2025, the requirements read as follows :

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Little Venice is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can give?

Flying freeholds in Little Venice are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Little Venice you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Little Venice may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Should I appoint a Little Venice conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am buying? An old friend can execute the legal formalities however his firm is located 300miles drive away.

The benefit of a local Little Venice conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Little Venice know how is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were impressed that must surpass using an unknown Little Venice conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.

Should one as executor remove a deceased person's name from the title register for a house in Little Venice?

Where a Little Venice property is co-owned and one of the owners dies, their name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as when it comes to a sale you would just be required to supply proof why the other owner is not a party to the conveyance, ordinarily this is in the form of a grant of probate.

With a view to making things more straight forward for the sale of the property you may apply to have the deceased name erased from the title entries by submitting an application to HM Land Registry with proof of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.