Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Adamsdown even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I wish to buy an office in Adamsdown with a mortgage from Santander?
Our comparison service is predominantly there to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Adamsdown but we have set out at the end of this page a selection of Adamsdown commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the company directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Santander
Can you clarify what the consequences are if my lawyer’s firm is suspended from the Leeds Building Society Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Adamsdown?
The first thing to point out is that, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.
My friend advised me that where I am purchasing in Adamsdown I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Adamsdown conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Adamsdown around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Adamsdown Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Adamsdown.
I have justbecome aware that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Adamsdown for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to check if the premises is registered to you, 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 Adamsdown conveyancing specialists.
As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a property in Monmouth but live in Adamsdown. My lawyer (approximately 300 miles from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Adamsdown who can attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Adamsdown based
I’m about to sell my garden apartment in Adamsdown. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently received a yearly maintenance charge invoice – Do I pay up?
The sensible thing to do is discharge the maintenance contribution as you normally would because all rents and maintenance invoices should be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
Adamsdown Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying
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Please inform me if there are any major works in the planning that will likely increase the service costs? On the whole the cost for major works are not included within maintenance charges, albeit that some managing agents in Adamsdown obliged tenants to contribute towards a reserve fund and this is used to offset against major works. Most Adamsdown leasehold properties will have a service bill for the upkeep of the building invoiced on behalf of the management company. Where you purchase the apartment you will have to pay this contribution, normally quarterly throughout the year. This could differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large communal grounds. There will also be a ground rent to be met annual, this is usually not a large figure, say approximately £50-£100 but you need to check it because on occasion it could be many hundreds of pounds.