I am due to move house in October. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Ellesmere Port. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen before I stumbled across your page.
On the day of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from your property agent but this should only take place after the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. After that you can advise the removal men that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a specific removal organisation but can help you locate a conveyancing in Ellesmere Port or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in Ellesmere Port.
The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Ellesmere Port. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Ellesmere Port. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £150. A couple of days later, the property lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Nottingham panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I have recentlyfound out that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Ellesmere Port for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to check if the premises 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 Ellesmere Port conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Ellesmere Port differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Ellesmere Port approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because new home sellers in Ellesmere Port tend to buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Ellesmere Port or who has acted in the same development.
We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent informed us that the owners will only proceed if we instruct the agent's preferred conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Ellesmere Port
It is highly unlikely the owners are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to instruct your own,trusted Ellesmere Port conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide the estate agent a referral fee or meet his conveyancing targets set by corporate headquarters.
I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to be perfect, at a reasonable figure which is making it more attractive. I have subsequently discovered that it's a leasehold as opposed to freehold. I would have thought that there are issues buying a house with a leasehold title in Ellesmere Port. Conveyancing lawyers have are about to be instructed. Will my lawyers set out the risks of buying a leasehold house in Ellesmere Port ?
The majority of houses in Ellesmere Port are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local conveyancer who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are purchasing in Ellesmere Port in which case you should be looking for a Ellesmere Port conveyancing practitioner and check that they have experience in dealing with leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the number of years remaining. As a tenant you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions for example requiring the freeholder’spermission to conduct changes to the property. It may be necessary to pay a contribution towards the maintenance of the estate where the house is located on an estate. Your conveyancer should report to you on the legal implications.
I purchased a studio flat in Ellesmere Port, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent flats in Ellesmere Port with a long lease are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2078
With only 53 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.
I see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Ellesmere Port conveyancing firms pay you a commission if I retain them for my conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Ellesmere Port.