I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Eaglescliffe for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Eaglescliffe conveyancing specialists.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Eaglescliffe with a mortgage from Godiva Mortgages Ltd. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not reveal to my solicitor about this deal as it could impact my mortgage with Godiva Mortgages Ltd. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
How do I search for a Eaglescliffe solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am prepared to travel upto 10miles to meet the lawyer.
You can use the tool on this website. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Eaglescliffe conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Eaglescliffe conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to verify whether they are on the Leeds Building Society panel
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Eaglescliffe for my home move. Can I see a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
You can review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor telephone calls for training purposes.
I own a leasehold flat in Eaglescliffe. Conveyancing and Bank of Ireland mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing solicitor in Eaglescliffe who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?
First make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Eaglescliffe conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
Eaglescliffe Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to buying
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Best to be warned if changing the roof or some other major work is due in the near future to be shared amongst the tenants and could well materially impact the level of the maintenance fees or necessitate a one time invoice. Does the lease have onerous restrictions? It would be prudent to discover if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. For instance it is reasonably common in Eaglescliffe leases that pets are not allowed in certain buildings in Eaglescliffe. If you love the apartmentin Eaglescliffe however your dog is not allowed to live with you then you will be faced difficult compromise.
My lender have just issued us with a mortgage offer. We appointed a long established conveyancer in Eaglescliffe yesterday. Today, our mortgage adviser called to say that the mortgage company said that we cannot use our solicitor as they aren't on their panel. As FTB's, we had no idea that the lender had some control over our choice Is this legal?
You are permitted to select any lawyer you prefer to select for your conveyancing in Eaglescliffe however if your mortgage company aren't happy with them you will have to incur additional cost so your lender can instruct their own lawyers. On occasion it is possible your preferred conveyancing firm to get added to the bank list of approved firms. You can use web-based search facilities including lenderpanel.com to find a conveyancing solcitor in Eaglescliffe on the lender panel. You can go into your local bank branch in Eaglescliffe. They will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Eaglescliffe on the approved list.