We see that you have a post code search directory listing solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Gamlingay?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Gamlingay.
I am helping my step-mother sell her house in Gamlingay. Will the solicitor commission the EPC or it is for me to see to?
Following the demise of HIPs, energy assessments was left as a compulsory component of moving house. An energy assessment must be commissioned in advance of the property being put on the market. It is not something that conveyancers ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Gamlingay conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable Gamlingay assessors
My wife and I purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Gamlingay. Our aim is to convert the garage to an office at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve enquiries to determine if these works were previously refused?
Your solicitor should check the deeds as conveyancing in Gamlingay can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain changes or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Certain additions need local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Gamlingay. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £200. A few days later, the solicitor called me to say that they were not on the Clydesdale 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 Clydesdale 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.
Should our lawyer be raising enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Gamlingay.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Gamlingay. There are those who purchase a property in Gamlingay, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.
Conveyancers are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a various checks that may be undertaken by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which will give them a better understanding of the risks in Gamlingay. The conventional set of property information forms supplied to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a usual inquiry of the owner to discover if the premises has historically flooded. In the event that the property has been flooded in past and is not notified by the seller, then a purchaser may bring a claim for damages resulting from an incorrect reply. A purchaser’s lawyers should also order an enviro search. This should reveal if there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations should be initiated.
Just bought a semi-detached house in Gamlingay , how long should it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my ownership? My Gamlingay conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be certain the land registry aspects are addressed.
There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Gamlingay registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry have to notify any 3rd persons or bodies. Currently in the region of 80% of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Historically registration is effected after the purchaser has moved in to the property so an expedited registration is not always primary concern but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer could speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Gamlingay before retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Gamlingay. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Gamlingay especially if they are familiar with such properties in Gamlingay.
Online research suggests that Gamlingay solicitors are more costly than licensed conveyancers in Gamlingay to use when buying a house. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am buying for my home move in Gamlingay.
When it comes to conveyancing in Gamlingay the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.