My lender has recommended a law firm on their panel based in West Green but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in West Green or nearer to where I live. Can you help?
Far from all West Green conveyancing solicitors are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make use of the above search tool to locate a West Green conveyancing conveyancer on the on the lender panel.
Are all West Green Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing list of approved practices?
Some major banks and building societies now utilise the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.
My wife and I are in the process of viewing houses in West Green and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a property lawyer appointed at this stage? I am planning to take a home loan with Clydesdale.
You should start requesting conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Clydesdale, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in West Green off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with Santander. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Santander, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel.
It has been three months following my purchase conveyancing in West Green completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
How simple is it to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to retain one who is on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing list. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in West Green five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Nationwide Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in West Green on the Nationwide Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in West Green. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can scrutinise fees for conveyancing solicitors in West Green and throughout England and Wales.
I've recently bought a leasehold flat in West Green. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to my ownership?
In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
I am the leaseholder of a ground floor flat in West Green. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for the purchase of the freehold?
Where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to make a decision on the price payable.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a West Green property is 61 Clinton Road in April 2012. Following a vesting order Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court under section 26 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 on 5th July 2011 the Tribunal decided that the price that the Applicant for the freehold interest should pay is £17,000 This case related to 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 73.88 years.