My friend's step-father is a property lawyer. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get preferential rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of figure should I be paying for conveyancing in Duxford?
Do compare pricing. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. Whilst estimates will vary but service levels do differ between law firms as is true with most professions.
we are a couple who are purchasing a newly converted flat in Duxford with a loan from Alliance & Leicester .We would like to retain our Duxford conveyancing practitioner but Alliance & Leicester says he's not on their approved list of firms. It seems we are left with no choice but to instruct a Alliance & Leicester panel solicitor or keep our preferred solicitor and fork out for a Alliance & Leicester panel lawyer to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?
No, not really. The home loan offered to you contains various provisions, one of which will be that lawyers will be on the Alliance & Leicester approved list. in the past, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Alliance & Leicester
My relative advised me that if I am buying in Duxford I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Duxford conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Duxford around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Duxford Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Duxford Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Duxford.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Duxford?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Duxford. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I am buying a new build flat in Duxford. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Duxford
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Please supply a car parking plan. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
My wife and I have just had an offer agreed on a apartment and had an appointment on Tuesday with the Post Office for the mortgage. They warned us that when it comes to choosing a conveyancing practitioner that unless they are on their approved list of conveyancing practitioners then we will be subject to an a further charge of £250+. This is because they would then have to select a conveyancer to act on their behalf as well as the one we choose to act for ourselves and we will be on the hook for their costs. I have asked the Post Office to provide me with a list so I can seek quotes only from their approved solicitors but was told that I need to check with each individual lawyer to see if they are on the panel. Is their an easier way of going about this?
You can enquire of the Post Office what their criteria for panel membership is for a conveyancer.Thereafter ask the lawyer of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on mortgages for the Post Office historically. Where the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with the Post Office. Another option is to utilise our search tool and we should be able to identify a property lawyer in Duxford on the approved list for the Post Office.