Me and my partner are buying our first property. Our conveyancer has texted usto see if we wish to take out supplemental conveyancing searches. Frankly we have no idea as to what's recommended for conveyancing in Hastings
The extent of Hastings conveyancing searches depends entirely on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the region and risks, your general approach to risk. What is important is that you adequately comprehend what information each search could give you. You may then make a decision if you personally think you need that search. Where you are uncertain, ask your property lawyer to advise.
The Hastings conveyancing firm that just started acting on my house acquisition in Hastings have suddenly closed. I only went with them because I had to have a lawyer on the TSB conveyancing panel and my previous Hastings lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know 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 TSB 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.
I purchased my apartment on 13 July and my personal details is not yet registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Hastings expressed confidence that it will be concluded inside ten days. Are properties in Hastings uniquely lengthy to register?
As far as conveyancing in Hastings is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. As of today roughly 80% of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration occurs after the purchaser is living at the property so an expedited registration is not always top priority yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Hastings ahead of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to issue a loan on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hastings. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Hastings especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Hastings.
Am I best advised to appoint a Hastings conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can conduct the legal work but his firm is located 300miles away.
The benefit of a high street Hastings conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute documents, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Hastings know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and on the whole were impressed that must surpass using an unknown Hastings conveyancing solicitor just because they are Hastings based.
My boyfriend is buying a basement flat in Hastings. He has received a fee estimate by the property lawyer connected to the estate agents and it came to £1250 . It was 7 years ago I sold and bought a property and it cost was £500. Have charges really gone up that much?
What does the conveyancing estimate include? Is it just for the legal fees, or what you will be paying in total (for instance Hastings searches, land registry fees, etc)