What is the best way to find the right lawyer to supply a 1st class service for my conveyancing in Custom House?
Option 1 is to ask relatives who they would recommend.
Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Custom House. Call a couple or more firms from the list and request that they forward you their conveyancing estimate and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will conduct your conveyancing prior tocommitting.
Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors for you based on your personal expectations including location,speed, complexity and who the proposed lender is. Resist the temptation to opt for ninety nine pound conveyancing in Custom House
I am buying a house without a mortgage in Custom House. I have resided for the previous 20 years in Custom House. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. As I have knowledge of the area and road very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?
Provided that you do not need a mortgage, then the vast majority of the Custom House conveyancing searches are optional. Your solicitor will try and sway you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to consider; if you are going to sell the house in the future, it could be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes premises with no practical issues can still show up detrimental search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Custom House should provide you some sensible guidance in this regard.
We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Custom House?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Custom House.
The Custom House conveyancing solicitors that I appointed last week on my purchase in Custom House have suddenly shut down. I only went with them because I needed a firm on the RBS conveyancing panel and my family Custom House lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the RBS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist.
I own a 4 bedroom Georgian property in Custom House. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Platform Home Loans Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Custom House and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the work.
What does commercial conveyancing in Custom House cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Custom House covers a broad range of advice, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.