I am nearing exchange of contracts for my home in Grimsby and the estate agent has just called to say that the buyers are appointing a new conveyancer. I am told that this is due to the fact that the lender will only engage with property lawyers on their conveyancing panel. Why would a big named lender only engage with certain solicitors rather the firm that they want to select to handle their conveyancing in Grimsby ?
UK lenders have always had an approved set of law firms they are willing to work with, but in the past few years big names such as Lloyds Banking Group, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have acted for them for more than 15 years.
Mortgage companies point to the increase in fraud as the reason for the reduction – criteria have been stiffened as a smaller panel is easier to keep an eye on. Banks tend not to reveal how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society says it is being contacted daily by practices that have been removed from panels. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. The purchasers are not going to have any impact on this.
It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Grimsby. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been retained on the sale but I am unable to locate the title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by your mortgage company or they may stored with the solicitor who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Grimsby involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as FTB of a ground floor flat in Grimsby. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Grimsby?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be able to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs early afternoon.
I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Yorkshire BS. Is it usual for Yorkshire BS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Grimsby is approved on their conveyancing panel? Yorkshire BS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have finally had an offer on a flat in Grimsby agreed to, the sellers do however have a connected purchase. The sellers have put an offer on on an apartment, however it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other flats booked. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Grimsby. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with HSBC started?
It is normal to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs too early (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Grimsby conveyancing search fees, etc). The first thing to do is check that your lawyer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Concerning the next stages this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market many home buyers will apply for the mortgage with HSBC and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they request their property lawyer to move forward with searches.
Will our conveyancer be making enquiries concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Grimsby.
Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Grimsby. There are those who buy a property in Grimsby, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that can be initiated by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which will give them a better appreciation of the risks in Grimsby. The conventional set of property information forms supplied to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a usual inquiry of the seller to determine whether the property has historically flooded. In the event that the residence has been flooded in past which is not notified by the owner, then a purchaser may commence a compensation claim resulting from an inaccurate response. The purchaser’s lawyers may also carry out an enviro search. This will indicate if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be made.
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I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Grimsby. Before diving in I require certainty as to the unexpired term of the lease.
Assuming the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Grimsby - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Grimsby Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to buying
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Does the lease have more than 82 years remaining? What restrictions are contained in the Grimsby Lease? Is anyone aware of any major works on the horizon that will likely add a premium to the service charges?