We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Bourne who is on the Skipton solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Bourne.
I am assisting my step-mother sell her flat in Bourne. Does the solicitor commission the energy performance certificate or should I organise this?
Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates became a mandatory component of selling a house. An energy performance certificate should be to hand before the property is marketed. It is not something that law firms normally organise. Where you are using a Bourne conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with reputable local energy assessors
Can you point me to a directory of Skipton panel conveyancers in Bourne on the Building Society Association’s Website?
No. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of lenders make their panel listings open the public over the internet. If you are looking for a Bourne lawyer on the Skipton please use our tool.
My wife and I have arranged the release of further monies on our home loan from RBS as we want to carry out renovations to our property in Bourne. Are we obliged to select a high street Bourne solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
RBS do not ordinarily appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the RBS list.
five months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Bourne took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Bourne. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bourne
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Please supply a car parking plan. 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. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.
I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Bourne ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some banks tend refuse to give a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can look into this further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bourne. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
We are expecting to complete on the purchase a house in Bourne but as a consequence of wreckage from the recent storms I have agreed reparation from the current proprietors of £3k in the form of a reduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process but my mortgage company will not agree to this. Why were they involved?
The conveyancing practitioner being on a mortgage company approved list is required to advise the mortgage company of any variations to the sale amount. If you prohibit your solicitor to notify the price change to your mortgage company then they would need to discontinue representing you and the bank.