We went with a high street lawyer for our conveyancing in Coulsdon yesterday. Going through the Terms I noteI am on the hook for costs even where the conveyance does not complete. Should I ditch them and choose a web based solicitor practice advertising no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Coulsdon?
It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is offered then the conveyancing charges will tend to be be more expensive to counteract the transactions that abort. You should be mindful that such offerings generally do not protect you from expenses for example Coulsdon conveyancing search charges.
It is is a decade since I bought my home in Coulsdon. Conveyancing lawyers have now been retained on the sale but I can't track down the title deeds. Will this cause complications?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be kept by the lender or they may stored with the lawyers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Coulsdon relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more tricky but is resolvable.
My wife and I are purchasing a house in Coulsdon. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we will need to put funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
is it true that all Coulsdon solicitor practices on the RBS conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the RBS conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
We had instructed conveyancing lawyers based in Coulsdon on the Aldermore solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental charge for handling the Aldermore mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Aldermore?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner can levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Aldermore but by your Coulsdon property lawyer. Some firms on the Aldermore panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
My partner and I are selling our house in Coulsdon and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A high street Coulsdon conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a national conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Coulsdon. We have lived in Coulsdon for three years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to 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 health insurance to cover that same illness)
I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Coulsdon. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Coulsdon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Coulsdon. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Coulsdon
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Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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?