We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Alfriston?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Alfriston.
I am planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Alfriston who is on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd approved. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Godiva Mortgages Ltd in certain locations such as Alfriston. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Should our solicitor be asking questions regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Alfriston.
Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Alfriston. There are those who acquire a house in Alfriston, fully aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a number of searches that can be initiated by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Alfriston. The conventional set of information given to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the seller to find out if the property has ever been flooded. If flooding has previously occurred which is not notified by the seller, then a buyer could bring a claim for damages stemming from an misleading response. A buyer’s conveyancers will also commission an enviro report. This should disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations should be carried out.
My wife and I have a semi-detached Victorian house in Alfriston. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Barnsley Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Alfriston and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.
I am purchasing my first flat in Alfriston with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the extras as it may put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a house in Newport but I am based in Alfriston. My lawyer (who is 200 kilometers awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Alfriston to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Alfriston based