Do the conveyancing lawyers to be found on your site handle auction conveyancing in Epsom?
There are a few auction solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Epsom is just one of the many areas of in which our lawyers cover.
We are planning to acquire a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Epsom who is on the Barclays solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barclays . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Epsom.
We are purchasing a victorian detached house in Epsom. The intention is to convert the garage to a playroom at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to see if these alterations were previously refused?
Your conveyancer will review the registered title as conveyancing in Epsom can sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of works or need the consent of a 3rd party. Many additions call for local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I am the only beneficiary of my late mum's estate and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Epsom. The Epsom property was put into my name in December. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in December. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be impacted by that. many lenders would take a pragmatic view as this clause is chiefly there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.
Is it the case that all Epsom conveyancing solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the SRA. Some mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Epsom prior to instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders may not give a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Epsom. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Epsom to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
Am I better off to go with a Epsom conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am buying? An old friend can handle the conveyancing but her office is 200kilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Epsom conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute documents, hand in your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Epsom know how is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and on the whole were content that must surpass using an unknown Epsom conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.