We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Chatham endorsed by you but stumbled across some other estimates on the internet look less pricey – why is this?
You can find plenty of firms advertising alleged cut-price conveyancing, but additionalcharges result in the final fee mounting up beyond all recognition. Solicitors are duty bound to ensure fees contained in terms and conditions should be equitable invoiced The law firms that we list for conveyancing in Chatham set out all legal fees for the property you intend topurchase.
Having sold my house in Chatham last November but the buyer keeps e-mailing every few hours to say her solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Following your house sale your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your solicitor must also confirm that the mortgage has been redeemed to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps specific conveyancing in Chatham.
We're in Chatham, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Co-operative , and our solicitor is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Chatham?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Chatham. 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…’
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Chatham is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Chatham are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Chatham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chatham may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
After what feels like an age I have had an offer on an apartment in Chatham accepted, the vendor does nevertheless have an associated purchase. The vendors have put an offer on on an apartment, although it’s not yet tied up, and has viewings of other flats booked. I have selected a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Chatham. What do I do now? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with UBS?
It is standard to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs too early (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Chatham conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the UBS approved list. As to the next stages this very much depends on the specifics of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a rising market the majority of buyers will apply for the mortgage with UBS and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their property lawyer to move forward with searches.