It is is a decade since I purchased my property in Cricklade. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been retained on the sale but I can't track down the title documents. Will this cause complications?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be kept by your lender or they could be archived with the conveyancers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Cricklade involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
Our bank has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Cricklade but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Cricklade local to me. Are you able to help?
The minority of Cricklade conveyancing firms are listed all banks conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to choose a Cricklade conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Cricklade what would it be?
We would encourage you not to go for the cheapest Cricklade conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
We are buying a 3 bedroom semi in Cricklade. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal investigations on the property include checks to ascertain if these alterations are allowed?
Your property lawyer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Cricklade will occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain works or require the permission of a 3rd party. Some extensions require local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
is it true that all Cricklade solicitor firms on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the organisation would be overseen by the CLC.
A colleague recommended that if I am buying in Cricklade I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Cricklade conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Cricklade around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Cricklade Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Cricklade.
We are 3 weeks into a residential purchase having been referred to solicitors by the high street agent to carry out the conveyancing in Cricklade. I am am extremely frustrated with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
They would need to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new contact details and have the offer are re-sent. The conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental charges and complications. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool will assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your home move in Cricklade
I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Cricklade. I need to find out if they are listed on the bank's conveyancing panel. Can you or the bank confirm if they are on the panel?
One option is to phone the conveyancer and ask them if they are on the lender's approved list. Alternatively please call us and we can investigate and revert. Should the firm not be on the conveyancing panel we can certainly arrange a quality conveyancing solicitor in Cricklade on the panel for your mortgage company.