We have very pushy sellers who has recommended a preliminary agreement with a deposit 10k. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?

This kind of contract is unusual in Wood Green, conveyancers will often encourage clients away from them as they detract from the main conveyancing focus and if you end up having your deposit forfeited then the lawyer at best left with an upset client and at worst a litigious one. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that just because the owner has entered into a lock out agreement they will sell to you. They may be in contravention of the agreement if they are offered a big enough financial inducement to do so because an aggrieved purchaser with the benefit of a lockoutcontract will still be legally obliged to establish consequential losses from the breach and these may not amount to the extra amount that your seller may gain by breaking the agreement, however morally reprehensible that may be.

I am buying a right to buy a flat in Wood Green. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Wood Green you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Wood Green.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Wood Green 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?

You no longer need to hold title official documentation to prove you own the land or property, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Wood Green. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wood Green

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

Am I better off to go with a Wood Green conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can execute the conveyancing however his firm is located over three hundred miles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Wood Green conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Wood Green know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Wood Green conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.