Our lender has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Crouch End but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Crouch End round the corner to me. Are you able to help?
Far from all Crouch End conveyancing firms are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to identify a Crouch End conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.
I have todaybecome aware that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Crouch End for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Crouch End conveyancing specialists.
I am buying my first flat in Crouch End with a mortgage from Bank of Scotland. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not to tell my solicitor about this deal as it could put at risk my loan with Bank of Scotland. Is this normal?.
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.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Crouch End ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor has said that some lenders may refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can investigate further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Crouch End. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Crouch End to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
How difficult is it to change solicitor as I have to retain a firm on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. I had appointed a local conveyancing solicitor in Crouch End round the corner but she is not approved by Nationwide Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Crouch End on the Nationwide Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Crouch End. In utilising search facility on this website, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Crouch End and beyond.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Crouch End for my sale. Is it possible to review a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
One may see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training purposes.