Can the conveyancing lawyers that are recommend carry out auction conveyancing in Elmers End?

There are a number of niche solicitors we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Elmers End is one of our locations where our lawyers have a presence.

My wife and I are buying a property in Elmers End. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we have to put money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am helping my aunt sell her flat in Elmers End. Does the conveyancing solicitor order the EPC or it is for the seller to see to?

After the demise of HIPs, energy assessments became a mandatory element of moving house. An energy performance certificate must be to hand prior to the property being marketed. It is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Elmers End conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable Elmers End assessors

I have finally had an offer on an apartment in Elmers End accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on somewhere, however it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other flats in the pipeline. I have selected a local conveyancing solicitor in Elmers End. What do I do now? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Barclays?

It is usual to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Elmers End conveyancing search charges, etc). The first course of action is to check that your solicitor is on the Barclays conveyancing panel. As to the next steps this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of home buyers would apply for a home loan with Barclays and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their lawyer to move forward with the conveyancing in Elmers End.

I have recentlybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Elmers End for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to check if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Elmers End conveyancing specialists.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Elmers End I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it only has 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Elmers End for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

To what extent are Elmers End conveyancing solicitors duty bound by the Law Society to supply transparent conveyancing costs?

Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are specific rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, nevertheless, represent the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Elmers End or across England and Wales.