As I am unsure how the conveyancing process works what is the most important number one tip you can impart concerning purchase conveyancing in Sydenham?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Sydenham and elsewhere in South East London is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of room for confrontation between you and others involved in the ownership transfer. For instance, the vendor, estate agent and on occasion your mortgage company. Selecting a law firm for your conveyancing in Sydenham an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose interest is to act in your legal interests and to keep you safe.

There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor ahead of the other players when it comes to the legal assignment of property.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Sydenham?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Sydenham will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Sydenham. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Sydenham.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Sydenham it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Sydenham commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Sydenham.

The deeds to our property can not be found. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Sydenham 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know precisely where to locate all the relevant paperwork so you may purchase or dispose of your house without any difficulty. Where copies can’t be located, your conveyancer can put in place insurance or indemnities against future claims on the property.

I am buying a new build apartment in Sydenham. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sydenham

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? 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. 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.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Sydenham is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Sydenham are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Sydenham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sydenham may determine 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.