How up to date is your database of Bingley solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel? Do UBS send you an updated list?
Bingley conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the UBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from UBS directly.
How do I check that the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Bingley is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Platform Home Loans Ltd thus spending £187.00 plus VAT in additional conveyancing invoice.
You should make use of the search tool on this site. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Bingley’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers based in Bingley or by proximity to you.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Bingley?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Bingley. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
About to purchase a new build apartment in Bingley. 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 conveyancing.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bingley
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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. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.
I have been recommended by a few property agents in Bingley to select a property lawyer using your seach tool. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers over and above a competitor’s?
We don’t give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
I am buying a house with all finances in place. My lawyer has been handed with two distinct proof of photographic identification, bank statement, multiple utility bills. Now he requires a copy from a probate lawyer stating that the funds are legitimate and that it has come from inheritance and not dealing E's in Ibiza.
For some years now requires conveyancing solicitors as well as banks, building societies and other financial institutes to obtain satisfactory evidence of the identity of the client. This is because solicitors who deal with money and property on behalf of their clients can be used by criminals wishing to launder money. In order to comply with the law of money laundering, your Bingley conveyancing lawyer will need to obtain evidence of your identity as as well as make sure that your funds are legitimate.