I am acquiring a property without a mortgage in South Lambeth. I have resided for the previous 20 years in South Lambeth. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I know the road and vicinity intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a home loan, then all but one or two of the South Lambeth conveyancing searches are optional. Your lawyer will 'advise', no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but he is duty bound to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to dispose of the house in the future, it will be of interest to your future purchaser what the searches contain. On occasion properties with functional issues can still throw up detrimental search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in South Lambeth will provide you some helpful guidance in this regard.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in South Lambeth even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I intend to acquire a shop in South Lambeth with a mortgage from HSBC Bank?
The service is primarily used to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in South Lambeth but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page some South Lambeth commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to check if they can also act for HSBC Bank
We wanted to use a property lawyer in South Lambeth for our home move. Our financial adviser informed us that our mortgage company Aldermore won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?
A mortgage company will direct that an approved solicitor act for it. You would be expected to bear the charges for this. Do use our directory service to select a solicitor to conduct conveyancing in South Lambeth on the Aldermore approved list of solicitors.
How does conveyancing in South Lambeth differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in South Lambeth contact us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because house builders in South Lambeth tend to acquire the real estate, 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 property lawyers 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in South Lambeth or who has acted in the same development.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in South Lambeth and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to gives security of tenure to business tenants, giving them the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and assist with commercial conveyancing in South Lambeth