Can the conveyancing practitioners identified via your search tool execute auction conveyancing in Esher and Claygate?
We know of a few niche solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Esher and Claygate is one of hundreds of areas of in which our lawyers have offices.
When can the exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Esher and Claygate and do I need to be at the lawyers branch?
Where you are in close proximity to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Esher and Claygate you are welcome to attend to sign contracts. That being said, the law practices we work with provide a countrywide conveyancing service and provide just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The signing of the purchase agreement is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract simply enables the conveyancer to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Esher and Claygate)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
Is it necessary to take out insurance to cover chancel repairs when purchasing a property in Esher and Claygate?
Unless a previous purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could expect solicitors handling conveyancing in Esher and Claygate to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
How does conveyancing in Esher and Claygate differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Esher and Claygate approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because builders in Esher and Claygate typically acquire the site, 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 conveyancers 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 used to new build conveyancing in Esher and Claygate or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Esher and Claygate is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Esher and Claygate are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Esher and Claygate you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Esher and Claygate may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
The solicitors handling our conveyancing in Esher and Claygate has forwarded documents to review that reveal that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. How can it be that the property not registred at HM Land Regsitry?
It is rare for premises in Esher and Claygate to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Esher and Claygate conveyancing lawyers should be capable of dealing with such matters but if any uncertainty exists the usual proposition nowadays is for the seller’s conveyancer to deal with the registration formalities first and thereafter deal with the transfer to the buyer - this this chain of events will cause a drawn-out home move.