I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must vacate my rented flat in Wantage by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice on a rental unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your lawyer and urge them to they cajole the other solicitors, try to a target completion date that all parties will look to achieve
I have todaybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Wantage for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to see 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 Wantage conveyancing specialists.
I'm buying a new build house in Wantage with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my lawyer about this extras as it could impact my mortgage with Bank of Ireland. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Wantage prior to retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some lenders tend not grant a mortgage on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Wantage. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Wantage especially if they are familiar with such properties in Wantage.
I'm remortgaging my existing property to a BTL mortgage with Nationwide Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on further property. The neighborhood we are interested in is Wantage. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of lenders and link together the conveyances?
Make use of our search tool on this page to check that the conveyancers are on the relevant lender panels. On the basis that they are the solicitor should be able to tie up the two deals but you should talk with you solicitor and communicate your desired outcome and requirements.
As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a property in Monmouth but I am based in Wantage. My lawyer (based 260 miles from merequires that I sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Wantage who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Wantage