My best friend’s brother is a conveyancer. I anticipate that I'll be able to get friends and family pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs should I be paying for conveyancing in Crayford?
It’s wise to get two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our search tool on this page. Whilst amounts will contrast greatly but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
I am due to exchange on the purchase of a house in Crayford but as a consequence of wreckage from a small fire at the property I have managed to agree compensation from the owner of six thousand pounds by way of a reduction in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of amending the contract but Coventry BS are not allowing this. Should they have been involved?
Your conveyancing practitioner being on a Coventry BS conveyancing panel is required to advise Coventry BS of any variations to the sale price. If you prohibit your conveyancer to report the price change to Coventry BS then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Coventry BS and you would have to appoint a new solicitor for your conveyancing in Crayford.
five months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Crayford concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 property 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.
I am purchasing a new build house in Crayford with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not disclose to my lawyer about the deal as it may impact my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.
Am I better off to instruct a Crayford conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can execute the conveyancing but they are based over three hundred kilometers drive away.
The benefit of a high street Crayford conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Crayford know how is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and the majority were content that should trump using an unknown Crayford conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.
My dad purchased his flat in Crayford 9 years ago. He has been wed, widowed and in recent months got remarried. He now wants to the sell the Crayford property. I think he will just be need to provide a copy of his marriage certificates to the conveyancer however he is worried it could hold up the sale of the flat. Is it worth updating the land title information for the house?
You are not required to update the title for the property as long as you have the evidence required to demonstrate how the name change occurred.
The purchaser’s property lawyer will review the title details and requisition evidence by way of proof of the name change for example marriage certificates.