Finally the sale completed on my house in Culcheth last October yet the purchaser is calling daily complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?
After completion of your house sale your conveyancer should send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Culcheth.
I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when buying a property in Culcheth? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that means some owners of property living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Culcheth?
Unless a previous purchase of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you can expect solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Culcheth to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Culcheth. Now, I need my files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Culcheth of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Culcheth differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Culcheth come to us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Culcheth tend to purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Culcheth or who has acted in the same development.
My cousin has suggested that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Culcheth. Should I use them?
No doubt the best way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to have referrals from friends or family who have actually experience in using the solicitor you're are thinking of instructing.
I am about to exchange buying a house in Culcheth but as a consequence of damage from the recent storms I have agreed reparation from the owner of £2k by way of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process however the bank will not permit this. Why were they involved?
Any conveyancer that is on the lender approved list is obliged to disclose to the mortgage company of any amendments to the purchase price. In the event that you did not allow your solicitor to notify the price change to your bank then they would need to disinstructing themselves from acting for you and the mortgage company.