Do the conveyancing practitioners that are recommend conduct auction conveyancing in Merton?
We know of a few niche lawyers we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Merton is one of hundreds of areas of in which our lawyers are based.
As someone with no idea as to conveyancing in Merton what is your top tip you can impart concerning the legal transfer of property in Merton
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Merton or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of opportunity for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For example, the seller, selling agent and even potentially the lender. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Merton is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the process whose interest is to protect your best interests and to keep you safe.
Every so often a potential adversary may attempt to convince you that you should follow their advice. For example, the selling agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your conveyancer is wrong. Or your mortgage broker may advise you to do take action that is contrary to your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
My uncle passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Merton. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Santander, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Given you intend to refinance then Santander will require that you use a conveyancer on the Santander conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Santander conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Santander mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Neath but reside in Merton. My lawyer (based 260 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Merton to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Merton
Why am I unable to complete our conveyancing in Merton on a bank holiday?
This is due to the fact that on completion the money will be transferred electronically between the banks of the buyer and owner’s solicitor and at present this can only occur on a working day. So you can't complete on a weekend either.