I am in need of a conveyancer. Should I go for for a nationwide conveyancer rather than a high street Golders Green conveyancing lawyer?
Generally conveyancing solicitors in your neck of the woods will have excellent relationships with your local authority, which can assist with your Golders Green conveyancing searches that your solicitor will require on your transaction. It also helps if they have existing connections with the Land Registry covering your area Golders Green, other conveyancers in the area and Golders Green selling agents.
Can you point me to a directory of Nationwide panel conveyancers in Golders Green on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few lending institutions make their panel listings viewable on the web. If you are looking for a Golders Green lawyer on the Nationwide please make the most of our facility.
Can I be sure that the Golders Green conveyancing solicitor on the Clydesdale panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Golders Green obtaining recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your conveyancing.
I have instructed a Golders Green property lawyer having made sure that they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
HSBC will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually HSBC will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Golders Green surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
We are downsizing from our property in Golders Green and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Golders Green lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed an online conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Golders Green. We have lived in Golders Green for 4 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
Me and my brother have a 4 bedroom Georgian house in Golders Green. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Bank of Scotland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Golders Green and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.
I was advised by a few estate agents in Golders Green to locate a solicitor on your site. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers rather than alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t give any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
My husband and I are a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Golders Green. I am am very dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?
A lawyer would have to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? If so you will need to inform them of the new contact details and ensure the offer are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental costs and complications. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Golders Green