Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Kennington even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I want to buy a shop in Kennington with a mortgage from ?

The service is primarily used to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Kennington but we have set out at the end of this page a selection of Kennington commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for

we are a couple who are purchasing a newly converted apartment in Kennington with a loan from .We use our Kennington conveyancing practitioner but says his firm is not on their approved list of firms. we are left little option but to use a panel firm or keep our high street solicitor and fork out for a panel lawyer to act for them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that use our lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The loan issued to you contains various provisions, one of which will be that solicitors needs to be on the approved list. in the past, most lenders had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for

How does conveyancing in Kennington differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Kennington contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because builders in Kennington typically buy the land, 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 conveyancers 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 Kennington or who has acted in the same development.

I'm remortgaging my primary house to a BTL loan with and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on further property. The neighborhood we are talking about is Kennington. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two banks and tie in the conveyances?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to check that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are the solicitor should be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you solicitor and communicate your expectations and requirements.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Kennington - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying

This question is useful as a) areas may cause problems in the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where repairs remain unpaid b) if the leaseholders have a dispute with the managing agents you will want to have full disclosure Generally speaking the outlay for major works are not included within service charges, albeit that there some managing agents in Kennington ask leaseholders to contribute towards a reserve fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for larger repairs or maintenance. Where a Kennington lease has less than eighty years it will affect the marketability of the property. It is worth checking with your bank that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. A short lease means that you will probably have to extend the lease at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this will be. For most Kenningtonlease extensions you will be required to have owned the residence for 24 months in order to be legally able to extend the lease.