Would the conveyancing solicitors Indexed on your site conduct auction conveyancing in Datchet?
We know of a few auction solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Datchet is one of the many locations where our lawyers have offices.
We're in Datchet, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is TSB , and our solicitor is on the TSB conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
I am helping my step-mother sell her house in Datchet. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission the EPC or it is for the seller to see to?
Following the demise of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was maintained a required element of selling a property. An energy assessment must be commissioned before the property is marketed. This is not something that law firms ordinarily organise. If you are using a Datchet conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with long established local assessors
I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Skipton are being problematic. The Datchet solicitor who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Skipton are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Skipton have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Skipton have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Skipton may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
About to purchase house in Datchet. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Datchet property lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Datchet is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Datchet are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Datchet you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Datchet may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am disposing of a residence in Cardiff but I am based in Datchet. My solicitor (who is 300 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Datchet to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Datchet
Last March I purchased a leasehold house in Datchet. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Datchet Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to buying
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The best form of lease structure is if the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants enjoy control and although a managing agent is often employed if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? The answer will be important as a) areas can result in problems in the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate if services remain unpaid b) if the leaseholders have a dispute with the managing agents you will wish to know about it