Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Bourton on the Water is more expensive?
Bourton on the Water leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Bourton on the Water and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a web based conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Bourton on the Water. We have lived in Bourton on the Water for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should 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 used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Bourton on the Water. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Bourton on the Water of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Bourton on the Water with a mortgage from Santander. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent told me not disclose to my solicitor about this side-deal as it may adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.
I decided to have a survey done on a property in Bourton on the Water in advance of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders tend not grant a mortgage on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bourton on the Water. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Bourton on the Water especially if they are familiar with such properties in Bourton on the Water.
How easy is it to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to find one who is on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Bourton on the Water round the corner but she is not accepted by Alliance & Leicester
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