My fiance’s brother is a property lawyer. I suspect that I'll be able to get friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Gants Hill?
Do contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. You will notice that amounts seem to vary but service levels do differ between solicitors as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
My fiance and I changing mortgage lender for our apartment in Gants Hill with TSB. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this form unique to the TSB conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 4 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to TSB. This is solely used to protect TSB if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of TSB had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
The deeds to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Gants Hill 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?
Gone are the days when you need to hold title original deeds to evidence that you are the owner of your registered land or premises, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
How does conveyancing in Gants Hill differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Gants Hill contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Gants Hill typically purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Gants Hill or who has acted in the same development.
Is it possible to swap firm as I need to find one who is on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing list. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Gants Hill round the corner but the firm is not accepted by National Westminster Bank
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Gants Hill on the National Westminster Bank panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Gants Hill. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Gants Hill.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Gants Hill for my home move. Is it possible to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
You can read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 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 recorded call for training reasons.