I chose a high street lawyer for my conveyancing in Goddington last week. Looking through the fine print I noteI am liable for costs even if our purchase aborts. Should I ditch them and select a web based lawyer advertising no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Goddington?
Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is advertised then the fee levels will generally be higher to offset those conveyances that do not proceed. You should be mindful that such schemes tend not to protect you from disbursements such your Goddington conveyancing search costs.
My father informed me that in buying a property in Goddington there may be various restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Goddington which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Goddington should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
is it true that all Goddington solicitor practices on the UBS conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the UBS conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be governed by the CLC.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Goddington on 21/11/2025, valuation was booked 4 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to UBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
The deeds to our property can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Goddington 10 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?
Assuming the title is registered the details of your ownership will be documented by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, find your property and obtain current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.
I am buying a new build apartment in Goddington. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Goddington
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Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.
Given that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in Goddington I would like to talk to a conveyancer about myhouse move prior to appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer who will be carrying out your conveyancing in Goddington.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a file number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Goddington should be the figure that you are charged.
Much to my surprise my conveyancer in Goddington is asking me for identification documents stating that this is part of his obligations as a solicitor on the bank Solicitor panel. Is this right?
Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offence if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage, your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy the mortgage company. This is not unique to conveyancing in Goddington