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We work with a number of conveyancing conveyancers who can handle right to buy transactions Please call the conveyancers listed in order to obtain a conveyancing quote.

I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in South Ockendon for our home move. Our financial adviser has since notified us that our mortgage company Norwich and Peterborough Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?

Lenders on the whole imposes restrictions either the category or the number of conveyancing practices on their panel. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must not be a sole practitioner. In addition to restricting the type of firm, a few lenders have decided to limit the amount of firms they permit to represent them. Be aware that Norwich and Peterborough Building Society have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels since 2008 even though there are mixed views about the extent of solicitor engagement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that plenty of law firms, including some in or near South Ockendon only carry out very few conveyances per annum.

I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in South Ockendon. Will the conveyancing solicitor order the EPC or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates was left as a mandatory element of selling a property. An EPC needs to be to hand in advance of the property being put on the market. It is not something that law firms ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a South Ockendon conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with reputable local providers

A friend pointed out to me me that in buying a property in South Ockendon there could be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in South Ockendon which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in South Ockendon should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Nationwide. Is it usual for Nationwide to only issue the offer once my solicitor in South Ockendon is approved on their conveyancing panel? Nationwide have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nationwide to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Am I better off to choose a South Ockendon conveyancing practitioner based in the location that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can handle the conveyancing but her office is approximately 350kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a local South Ockendon conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local South Ockendon know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and in the main were impressed that should surpass using an unknown South Ockendon conveyancing lawyer just because they are South Ockendon based.

I have just started marketing my 2 bed apartment in South Ockendon. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have recently had a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – Do I pay up?

It best that you discharge the maintenance contribution as you normally would given that all rents and service invoices should be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents 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. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I am the leaseholder of a first floor flat in South Ockendon. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount due for a lease extension?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a South Ockendon premises is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 57.5 years.