Can the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service perform conveyancing in Dursley by way of an attended exchange?
We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out one day exchanges. You should e-mail us to obtain a fee calculation and details as to dates.
My Solicitor in Dursley is not listed on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing Dursley lawyers but Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will need to retain a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total conveyancing fees and cause frustration.
- Choose an alternative lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, obviously checking they are Persuade your lawyer to use their best endeavours to join the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel
I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Skipton. Is it usual for Skipton to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Dursley is approved on their conveyancing panel? Skipton have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Skipton to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Having read lots of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Dursley solicitor - who is on the Santander conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Santander will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Santander will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Dursley surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
UBS have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a house in Dursley has been accepted, what happens next?
The estate agent will wish to be informed of your lawyer's details (make sure the lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone UBS or your broker and complete any appropriate paperwork. UBS will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or vendor to book a time for the valuation to take place. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week to get a mortgage offer. UBS will send the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Dursley.
Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in Dursley?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Dursley will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Dursley. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Dursley.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Dursley it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Dursley commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Dursley.
The deeds to my home are lost. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Dursley 10 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be recorded by HMLR with a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for twenty pounds.
Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my garden flat in Dursley. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, however I have just received a yearly service charge invoice – what should I do?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the service charge as normal as all ground rent and maintenance charges should be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I invested in buying a ground floor flat in Dursley, conveyancing was carried out June 2001. How much will my lease extension cost? Equivalent flats in Dursley with an extended lease are worth £222,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2096
With only 70 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.