I am buying a semi-detached house in Fulwood. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Fulwood you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Fulwood.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Fulwood. Do I collect the keys to the premises on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Fulwood?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
We expect to receive a OIP from Kent Reliance this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Fulwood solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Fulwood solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a Fulwood lawyer having made sure that they are on the Principality conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Principality will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Principality will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Fulwood postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Principality, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Fulwood.
Have completed on a a detached house in Fulwood , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Fulwood conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be sure the registration is dealt with.
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Fulwood registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any other parties. At present approximately 80% of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted delays. Historically registration is effected once the new owner has moved in to the property thus 'speed' is not always primary concern yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Fulwood is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Fulwood are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Fulwood you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Fulwood may decide 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 property.
I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Fulwood. I happened to discover a web site which appears to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all formalities completed via email that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
I purchased a property in Fulwood last 17/2/2023 and to date it is still not recorded with HM Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my conveyancer told me that it may take twelve months to complete the registration formalities. I have spoken with HM Land Registry directly and they have informed me the original application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Do I need to be concerned?
It is your conveyancing practitioner that you must turn to here in order to satisfy any concerns which have arisen as part of the registration formalities for your Fulwood property. Normal Fulwood conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the seller's property lawyer that they will help resolve any requirements raised by HMLR so it may be a case of taking action to enforce that undertaking in some way.