Much to our surprise we have been told by our financial adviser that my Frampton Cotterell the law firm I have appointed is not on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?
You need to contact your Frampton Cotterell lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Frampton Cotterell. Conveyancing is required. What is next?
Having legally committed yourself to purchase you should choose a conveyancing lawyer soon as you are faced with a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the purchase. All auction property will have an associated auction pack. This will likely include most,if not all of the paperwork that your conveyancer requires. In the case of leasehold premises the auction pack should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to leasehold premises. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that your finances are in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
Is it correct that all Frampton Cotterell CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Principality conveyancing panel?
It is true that some banks and building societies now make use of the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their panels.
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Frampton Cotterell. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £200. A few days later, the lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Virgin Money 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 Virgin Money 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 recentlydiscovered that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Frampton Cotterell for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest 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 Frampton Cotterell conveyancing specialists.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Frampton Cotterell. Conveyancing is daunting 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 few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Frampton Cotterell
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Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. 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. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Frampton Cotterell ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will not give a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Frampton Cotterell. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
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