Me and my partner are about to exchange on the purchase of a house in Dartford but as a consequence of damage from the recent storms I have was able negotiate reparation from the seller of £2k taking the form of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of a side agreement however Yorkshire BS are not allowing this. Should they have been involved?
Your lawyer that is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is obliged to advise Yorkshire BS of any changes to the purchase price. If you prohibit your conveyancing practitioner to notify the price change to Yorkshire BS then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Yorkshire BS and you would have to appoint a new property lawyer for your conveyancing in Dartford.
We see that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Dartford?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Dartford.
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to list law firms on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for example in Dartford?
We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.
I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when buying a house in Dartford? or Apparently there is an ancient law that could mean that owners of property residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Dartford?
Unless a prior purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Dartford to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
Have completed on a a detached house in Dartford , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing the transfer to my name? My Dartford conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain the registration is dealt with.
As far as conveyancing in Dartford is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry need to notify any other parties. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer delays. Historically registration occurs after the purchaser has moved in to the premises thus an expedited registration is not always primary concern yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
I opted to have a survey done on a house in Dartford ahead of instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend not give a mortgage on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can investigate further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Dartford. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Dartford to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.