I was recommended to a solicitor who has sent a quote for £1350 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Crystal Palace. I am hoping to downsize from a purpose built house for £250,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Crystal Palace?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you shop around you may be able to trim some of the expense by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to regret opting for an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to check that the firm can also act for your lender. You can utilise our search tool to get a quote a Crystal Palace conveyancing practice on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Crystal Palace.

We hope to to buy with Loughborough BS. We have called around locally but am unable to find a Crystal Palace conveyancing firm on the Loughborough BS panel. Please you assist?

You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type Crystal Palace or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer based in Crystal Palace or nearest you.

I purchased my flat on 7 April and the transaction details are still not registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Crystal Palace advises it will be dealt with in less than a month. Are transfers in Crystal Palace particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Crystal Palace registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. At present approximately 80% of such applications are fully dealt with within two weeks but occasionally there can be extensive delays. Registration is effected once the buyer has moved in to the property thus 'speed' is not always primary concern yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

How does conveyancing in Crystal Palace differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Crystal Palace contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because new home sellers in Crystal Palace typically buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Crystal Palace or who has acted in the same development.

I wish to sublet my leasehold apartment in Crystal Palace. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?

Even though your previous Crystal Palace conveyancing solicitor is no longer available you can review your lease to check if it allows you to sublet the apartment. The rule is that if the deeds are silent, subletting is permitted. Quite often there is a prerequisite that you are obliged to seek consent from your landlord or some other party in advance of subletting. The net result is that you cannot sublet without prior consent. Such consent should not be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If your lease does not allow you to sublet you should ask your landlord for their consent.

After years of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Crystal Palace. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement 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 First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the sum to be paid.

An example of a Lease Extension case for a Crystal Palace premises is Flat 1 4 Border Crescent in March 2012. the Tribunal decided that the sum payable by the Applicants to the Respondent in respect of the new lease for the subject property should be £11,616.00 (ElevenThousand and Six Hundred and Sixteen Pounds) This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 72.04 years.