We are purchasing a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Ottershaw who is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local 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 Virgin Money . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Ottershaw.
My wife and I are buying a apartment in Ottershaw. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we have to send money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?
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 niece sell her flat in Ottershaw. Does the solicitor order the energy assessment or it is for the owner to coordinate?
Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments became a mandatory component of moving house. An energy performance certificate must be to hand before the property is placed on the market. It is not something that law firms ordinarily arrange. If you are using a Ottershaw conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable local assessors
This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a 1st time purchaser of a ground floor flat in Ottershaw. Do I receive the keys to the premises on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Ottershaw?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the seller's conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
How does conveyancing in Ottershaw differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Ottershaw contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because house builders in Ottershaw usually purchase 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 used to new build conveyancing in Ottershaw or who has acted in the same development.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Ottershaw I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 61 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Ottershaw for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a mortgage that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated 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 commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
How straightforward is it to use the search tool to select a conveyancing lawyer in Ottershaw on the authorised to act for my lender?
Step one is to select a bank such as Barclays , Virgin Money or Nottingham Building Society then type in your preferred area for instance Ottershaw. Conveyancing firms in Ottershaw and nationally will then be identified.