Is the fact that my conveyancer in Groby is not identified on my lender's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the quality of his conveyancing?
That would more than likely be a wrong assumption to make. There are plenty of reasonable explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator revealed 76% of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the lawyer is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Should you be concerned you should contact the Groby conveyancing practice and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your bank.
We are selling our house in Groby and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any high street Groby conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Groby. Having lived in Groby for 4 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must check with 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 illness)
I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Groby in advance of instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders will not grant a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Groby. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Groby to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
Are there any apps to help search for a Groby law firm on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the search on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Groby conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Groby conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to see if they are on the Leeds Building Society member panel
Should I use a Groby conveyancing lawyer based in the location that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can deal with the legal work but her office is approximately 350kilometers drive away.
The benefit of a local Groby conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign documents, deliver your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Groby know how is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and the majority were content that should outweigh using an unknown Groby conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.
If all goes to plan we aim to complete our sale of a £150,000 maisonette in Groby next Wednesday. The landlords agents has quoted £384 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Groby?
For most leasehold sales in Groby conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :
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Completing pre-exchange questions
Where consent is required before sale in Groby
Supplying insurance information
Deeds of covenant upon sale
Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Leasehold Conveyancing in Groby - Examples of Queries before Purchasing
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It would be a good idea to discover if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For instance it is very common in Groby leases that pets are not allowed in in a block in Groby. If you like the apartmentin Groby but your cat is not allowed to make the move with you then you will be faced difficult decision. The best form of lease structure is if the freehold reversion is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this situation the leaseholders have control and even though a managing agent is usually retained if it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Please inform me if there are any major works anticipated that could add a premium to the maintenance fees?