I am purchasing a house for cash in Forest of Dean. I have lived for the previous twelve years in Forest of Dean. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. As I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
Provided that you do not need a mortgage, then almost all of the Forest of Dean conveyancing searches are optional. Your conveyancer will try and steer you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she has a professional duty to do this. Do bear in mind; if you are intend to sell the house one day, it will likely be be of interest to your future buyer what the searches reveal. There are plenty of instances where properties with apparent issues can still throw up unpredicted search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Forest of Dean will be able to give you some practical guidance here.
My bank has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Forest of Dean but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Forest of Dean round the corner to me. Are you able to help?
Not all Forest of Dean conveyancing practitioners are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Do make the most of the above find an approved solicitor tool to locate a Forest of Dean conveyancing firm on the on the lender panel.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Forest of Dean with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent suggested that I not disclose to my conveyancer about this extras as it will jeopardize my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
I'm refinancing my existing home to a BTL mortgage with Aldermore and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on a second house. The neighborhood we are interested in is Forest of Dean. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of lenders and link together the conveyances?
Make use of our comparison tool on this site to be sure that the lawyers are approved by both mortgage companies. Having checked that they are your lawyer will be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you lawyer and make clear your expectations and requirements.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Forest of Dean for my remortgage. Can I see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public may see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor call for training purposes.
I acquired a property in Forest of Dean last 1/5/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It is part of a new estate and my property lawyer told me that it may take 12 months to complete the registration formalities. I have spoken with the Land Registry directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. What can I do?
Contact your solicitor - if you are not getting sensible responses, enquire as to their internal complaints protocol and amplify your concerns to a Complaints Manager. Registrations for Forest of Dean conveyancing are not known to be particularly slow.