I am getting a mortgage with Santander. I would like to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Deal. Does the Santander Solicitor panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Santander conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Deal?
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 Deal.
Is it possible to change solicitor as I need to select one who is on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel. I had appointed a local conveyancing solicitor in Deal round the corner but he is not approved by Barclays Direct
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Deal on the Barclays Direct panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Deal. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Deal.
My father has suggested that I appoint his conveyancers in Deal. Do I follow his recommendation?
There are no two ways about it the best way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to have guidance from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the firm that you are contemplating using.
I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Deal. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.
Assuming the lease is registered - and almost all are in Deal - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Deal Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before Purchasing
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What is the length of the lease? Can you inform me if there are any major works in the planning that will likely increase the maintenance charges?
I pay a service charge for my ground floor flat in Deal. As a result of personal circumstances I fell into arrears with payments. I negotiated a settlement plan but there remains around £2000 currently due.
I now wish to dispose of the property and I am nervous that this will hold me back if I have to settle the amount due in advance. Do I have to settle before - is this achievable?
Your solicitor should be able to negotiate with the appropriate parties, with a new to seeing if they would accept settlement out of the sale proceeds. Here is indicative of why it is sensible to use a conveyancing practitioner in Deal as they are likely to enjoy an established relationship with the parties.