My lawyer in Norbiton has never been on on the Coventry Building Society Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to use my family solicitor even though they are not on the Coventry Building Society approved list?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Norbiton lawyers but Coventry Building Society will need to use a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total legal fees as well as result in frustration.
- Get a new practitioner to act in the conveyancing, remembering to check they are on the Coventry Building Society panel
What can a local search tell me about the house we're buying in Norbiton?
Norbiton conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example PSG The local search is essential in every Norbiton conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant 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 13 subject sections.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Norbiton?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Norbiton. 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…’
Given that I will soon spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a two bedroom apartment in Norbiton I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor about myhouse move prior to appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor due to be conducting your conveyancing in Norbiton.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a file reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for your conveyancing in Norbiton should be the figure that you are charged.
I’m about to sell my ground floor flat in Norbiton.Conveyancing is yet to be initiated but I have just had a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?
It best that you discharge the service charge as usual because all ground rent and service invoices will be apportionedon completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially