My wife and I are hoping to acquire a home in Boncath and are in fact using a Boncath conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our solicitor has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through with a view to exchanging next week. Barclays Direct have this morning contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Boncath conveyancer is not on their conveyancing panel. Please explain?
If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage it is normal for the purchasers' solicitors to also represent the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your lender and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the bank's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Boncath solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
I am selling our house in Boncath and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Boncath lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Boncath. We have lived in Boncath for six years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
I am buying a new build apartment in Boncath. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Boncath
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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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?
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At this site get a conveyancing quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that appreciates the nuances of your conveyancing in Boncath. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not have referral deals with solicitors. Many agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm who pay the most kickback, as opposed to the best value conveyancing in Boncath
I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Boncath. I have stumble across a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all the legals done via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
My estate agent has recommended their solicitor for my conveyancing in Boncath - Is it not simpler better to just instruct them?
This is not necessarily the case and you are at liberty to opt for whichever solicitor you prefer for your Boncath conveyancing. The conveyancer suggested by an estate agent may not always be the best conveyancer, they may recommend their preferred conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your conveyancer and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.