My property lawyer in Biggleswade is not listed on the Alliance & Leicester Solicitor Panel. Can I still use my family solicitor even though they are not on the Alliance & Leicester panel?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Biggleswade solicitors but Alliance & Leicester will need to use a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal charges as well as cause delays.
- Find an alternative solicitor to to deal with the conveyancing, obviously checking they are Alliance & Leicester approved.
- Try to convince your Alliance & Leicester solicitor to try to join the Alliance & Leicester panel
I have recentlydiscovered that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Biggleswade for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Biggleswade conveyancing specialists.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Biggleswade. 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 legal work.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Biggleswade
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Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. 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. Please supply a car parking plan. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
Is it simple use your search tool to select a conveyancing lawyer in Biggleswade on the panel for my mortgage?
First pick a bank such as Birmingham Midshires, Coventry Building Society or Alliance & Leicester then type in your location for example Biggleswade. Conveyancing organisations in Biggleswade and beyond will then be listed.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my father I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but reside in Biggleswade. My lawyer (based 260 miles awayrequires that I sign a stat dec prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Biggleswade who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Biggleswade based
I purchased a flat in Biggleswade last 3/3/2023 and to date it is still not recorded with HM Land Registry. It was part of a development site and my property lawyer told me that it can take twelve months to complete the registration formalities. I have spoken with HM Land Registry directly and they say that the original application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Do I need to be concerned?
get in touch with your solicitor - if you are not getting sensible responses, find out about their firm’s complaints protocol and amplify your concerns to a Complaints Manager. Registrations for Biggleswade conveyancing are not known to be significantly delayed.