We see that you have a search directory listing firms on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Gamlingay?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB 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 planning to acquire a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Gamlingay who is on the Platform Home Loans Ltd solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Platform Home Loans Ltd in certain locations such as Gamlingay. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Barclays. Gamlingay conveyancing solicitors were chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Barclays?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Barclays conducted the valuation? Have you informed Barclays as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Barclays conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Gamlingay. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £200. A few days later, the property lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Aldermore 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 Aldermore 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.
About to purchase flat in Gamlingay. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Gamlingay conveyancing practitioner is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property can not be found. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Gamlingay 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be recorded by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your house and order current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally retain a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Gamlingay is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Gamlingay are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Gamlingay you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Gamlingay 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 residence.
Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Gamlingay with the aim of expediting the sale process?
- Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Gamlingay can be avoided if you get in touch lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the buyers’ conveyancers. You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but it would be advisable double-check via your solicitors. A purchaser's conveyancer will not be happy to advise their client to to exchange contracts if the lease term is under 75 years. It is therefore essential at an early stage that you consider whether the lease term for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your premises on the market for sale. If you have had any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are resolved prior to the flat being put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be warry about purchasing a property where there is a current dispute. You will have to accept that you will have to pay any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as historic as opposed to ongoing. The majority of landlords or managing agents in Gamlingay levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should find out the actual amount of the charges. The management pack sought on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in Gamlingay.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Gamlingay - Sample of Queries before buying
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Where a Gamlingay lease has no more than eighty years it will impact the salability of the property. It is worth checking with your lender that they are content with remaining years on the lease. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely need a lease extension sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of how much this will be. For most Gamlingaylease extensions you would need to own the residence for a couple of years before you are eligible to extend the lease. Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge liability? Please inform me if there are any major works anticipated that could increase the maintenance charges?