I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must vacate my let out flat in Cottenham by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
It is unwise to serve notice for your tenancy unless exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not previously done so, speak to your solicitor and urge them to they seek the assistance the other solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim to achieve
We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Cottenham?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Cottenham.
This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a first time purchaser of a ground floor flat in Cottenham. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Cottenham?
On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Cottenham. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the owner’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be invited to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.
We are aiming to move home in July. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you suggest a removal company in Cottenham. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen before I stumbled across this website.
On the day of completion you can pick up the house keys from your estate agent but this can only be done when the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. You can tell the removal company that you are ready to move in. We do not recommend a particular removal organisation but can assist you in choosing a residential property solicitor in Cottenham or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Cottenham.
Are all Cottenham Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel?
A selection of banks and building societies now make use of CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of firms.
I am purchasing a property and the lawyer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in Cottenham
Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could expect lawyers delivering conveyancing in Cottenham to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I have todaybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Cottenham for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest method to check if the property is in your name, you can make 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 Cottenham conveyancing specialists.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Cottenham prior to instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some banks will not give a mortgage on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Cottenham. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Cottenham especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Cottenham.