Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Petersham even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I want to acquire a shop in Petersham with a mortgage from Alliance & Leicester ?
The service is primarily used to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Petersham but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a selection of Petersham commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Alliance & Leicester
The Petersham conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Petersham have suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I had to have a firm on the Skipton conveyancing panel and my family Petersham lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What do I do now?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Skipton conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.
We were going to get a AIP from RBS this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do RBS recommend any Petersham solicitors on the RBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Petersham solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the RBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and RBS through the process.
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Petersham off the council. I have a mortgage offer with Nottingham. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Nottingham, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
I can not fathom if my lender requires a lease extension. I have called my Petersham building society branch on various occasions and was advised it wasn't a problem and they will lend. My Petersham conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called and was told they refuse to lend in accordance with their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?
Your conveyancer has to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook section two conditions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.
I completed on my home on 9 October and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Petersham expressed confidence that it would be registered inside ten days. Are transfers in Petersham particularly slow to register?
As far as conveyancing in Petersham registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any third persons or bodies. Currently roughly 80% of submission are completed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to extensive delays. Registration occurs after the new owner is living at the premises thus post completion formalities is not always an essential issue but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but live in Petersham. My conveyancer (who is 260 miles from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Petersham who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Petersham