How do I search for the right solicitor to supply a high level service for my conveyancing in Kensington?
First ask the people you trust who they would recommend.
Option 2 is to use a search tool on the internet for conveyancing in Kensington. Ring two or three from the list and invite them to send you their conveyancing fees and have a conversation with the lawyer who will handle the legal process in advance ofmaking your choice.
Option 3 is to use our search tool to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your unique requirements including area of the property,timings, complications and who your intended mortgage company is. Avoid the trap of appointing low cost conveyancing in Kensington
Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Kensington. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?
Having to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you now have to choose a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you are facing a pending deadline in which to complete the deal. An auction property will have a corresponding auction set of papers. This will include most,if not all of the documents that your lawyer will need. If you have purchased leasehold property the legal papers should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork relating to leasehold premises. You should hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that you have funds organised to complete on the date specified in the contract.
We are planning to move home in December. Should my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in Kensington. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your website.
On the afternoon of completion you can collect the keys from your estate agent however this should only be done after the vendors lawyers advise the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be released. After that you should advise the removal men that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal organisation but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Kensington or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Kensington.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Virgin Money. I assume I don't need a Kensington conveyancing practitioner on the Virgin Money panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Virgin Money mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Virgin Money mortgage from the register. Virgin Money, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Virgin Money has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Virgin Money has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The deeds to my house are lost. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Kensington 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
Gone are the days when you need to hold title official documentation to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Kensington I like with open areas and station nearby, however it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Kensington for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
I am looking for Kensington online conveyancing estimates. Can I be sure that all the Kensington law firms that are identified on your website are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices on our directory have advised us that they are on the lender panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the lender panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific Kensington firm being on the bank conveyancing panel is incorrect.