We selected a high street solicitor for my conveyancing in Glossop last week. Reviewing the terms of engagement it is apparent thatI am on the hook for charges even where the conveyance does not complete. Should I go with them or choose an on-line lawyer who offer no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Glossop?
Generally there is a compromise along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is offered then the fee levels will generally be uplifted to cover the cases that do not go ahead. Dont forget that these promotions rarely protect you from expenses e.g. Glossop conveyancing search charges.
We were just about to sign contracts for a ground floor flat in Glossop. We encountered a snag. Our mortgage offer with Nottingham Building Society runs out on 5/9/2025 but the owners are putting forward a completion date of 9/9/2025. Can one extend the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to deal with your issue is your lawyer who should assess if they better off negotiating with the mortgage company, owner’s representatives, selling agents or indeed all parties taking into account the circumstances your transaction as of today.
The Glossop conveyancing solicitors that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Glossop have without warning closed. I chose them because I had to have a lawyer on the Principality conveyancing panel and my previous Glossop lawyer was not. I paid them money on account. What are my options?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Principality conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Glossop
There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Glossop and Solicitor partnerships in Glossop to choose from It is important to make clear that both are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in transferring property. They may both also conduct other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.
I am the sole recipient of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Glossop. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in June. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in June. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The CML handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be caught by that. How sensible a view banks take of it, depend on the lender as this provision is principally there to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.
Is it the case that all Glossop CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Lloyds conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
Some major lenders now use CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their panels.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Glossop. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Glossop of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
My father-in-law has suggested that I instruct his conveyancers in Glossop. Should I find my own property lawyer?
No doubt the best way to select a conveyancing lawyer is to seek referrals from friends or relatives who have actually previously instructed the firm that you are are thinking of instructing.