I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Westcombe Park. Will the solicitor commission an energy assessment or do I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was left as a mandatory part of selling a house. An energy assessment should be to hand before the property is put on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are using a Westcombe Park conveyancing practitioner they may be able to arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable local providers

I am due to move property in . Will my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you put forward a removal company in Westcombe Park. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across this page.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the keys from the selling agent however this should only occur after the vendors lawyers confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be collected. Subsequently you should inform the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal company but can assist you in choosing a residential property solicitor in Westcombe Park or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Westcombe Park.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Westcombe Park on , valuation was booked 4 days later, all came back fine. Property lawyer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Westcombe Park?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Westcombe Park. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Westcombe Park. 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 is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Westcombe Park

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

I'm refinancing my current house to a BTL mortgage with and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on another house. The neighborhood we are looking at is Westcombe Park. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of lenders and tie in the conveyances?

Do use our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. On the basis that they are your solicitor should be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you conveyancer and make clear your expectations and requirements.

Is it best to use a Westcombe Park conveyancing lawyer based in the area that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can deal with the legal formalities however they are based 300kilometers away.

The benefit of a local Westcombe Park conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Westcombe Park know how is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and in the main were happy that should outweigh using an unknown Westcombe Park conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.