My wife and I are hoping to buy a property in Egremont and are in fact using a Egremont conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our lawyer has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through in anticipation of exchanging contracts shortly. HSBC Bank have this evening contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Egremont lawyer is not on their conveyancing panel. Is this a problem?
When purchasing a property with the benefit of a mortgage it is normal for the purchasers' lawyers to also represent the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the bank's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Egremont solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
I am buying a property for cash in Egremont. I have resided for the previous 15 years in Egremont. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?
Provided that you do not need a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Egremont conveyancing searches are optional. Your conveyancer will try and sway you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but she is duty bound to take that path of encouragement . One thing to take into account; if you are intend to dispose of the house at a future date, it could be of relevance to your future purchaser what the searches disclose. On occasion premises with apparent issues can still throw up negative search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Egremont will be able to give you some helpful guidance in this regard.
In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Egremont? Is this really warranted?
In order to comply with Money Laundering Regulations any Egremont conveyancing firm will require proof of identity in all conveyancing matters. This is normally dealt with by provision of a passport and an original bank statement or utility bill evidencing where you reside.
In accordance with Money Laundering Regulations, conveyancing solicitors are required to check not just the ID of conveyancing clients but also the source of fund that they receive in respect of any matter. Refusal to disclose this may result in your conveyancer cancelling their retainer with you, as clearly this will cause a conflict between the set Regulations and a refusal to disclose.
Your conveyancers will have an obligation to make a disclosure to the relevant authorities should they consider that any monies received by them may contravene the Money Laundering Regulations.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Egremont. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Egremont
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Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please supply a car parking plan. 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.
I am looking for a flat up to £305k and found one close by in Egremont I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Egremont in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.
I am looking to sell my home. My former solicitors has retired. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Egremont if that affects matters.
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