Souldinstructing a Dulwich conveyancing solicitor make the legal process smoother?

On the whole conveyancing lawyers in your neck of the woods will enjoy strong connections with your local authority, which can help with the Dulwich conveyancing searches that your solicitor will need to carry out. It can only help if they enjoy strong rapport with the Land Registry overseeing your area Dulwich, other lawyers in the neighbourhood and Dulwich Estate Agents.

My conveyancer has identified a a problem with the lease for the apartment we are purchasing in Dulwich. The seller’s lawyers have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will cover the costs. Our says that he must check that the mortgage company is content with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the mortgage company ?

Even though you have a mortgage offer from the lender does not mean to say that the property will meet their conditions for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. You and the lender are the client. The appropriate lender conditions must be adhered to.

I am purchasing a garden flat in Dulwich. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Dulwich 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 Dulwich.

Given that I will soon spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a property in Dulwich I would like to have a conversation with the conveyancer regarding theconveyancing ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Dulwich.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a matter reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for your conveyancing in Dulwich should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

I purchased a basement flat in Dulwich, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Corresponding properties in Dulwich with a long lease are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease ceases on 21st October 50

With just 50 years left to run the likely cost is going to be between £36,100 and £41,800 as well as professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.