Finally the sale completed on my house in Southfields last November but my buyer keeps texting me to moan that her lawyer needs to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your solicitor is duty bound to send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where relevant, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Southfields.
I have recentlyfound out that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Southfields for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to see 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 Southfields conveyancing specialists.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Southfields is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Southfields are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Southfields you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Southfields may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
Am I right to be concerned that estate agents that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street Southfields conveyancing firm?
As with many professional services, often recommendations from relatives can be very helpful. Nevertheless there are lots of people with a vested interest in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks may recommend solicitors to instruct. Sometimes these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there behind the scenes commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are free to choose your own lawyer. Don't forget that some banks specify a panel list of lawyers you must use for the lender aspect of your house move.
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a property in Neath but live in Southfields. My conveyancer (approximately 250 miles awayrequires that I sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Southfields who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Southfields