How up to date is your search tool for Hawkhurst conveyancing solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel? Do Santander send you an updated list?
Hawkhurst conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Santander conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Santander directly.
My uncle pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Hawkhurst there could be a number of restrictions prohibiting external changes to the property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Hawkhurst which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Hawkhurst should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Nationwide. Hawkhurst conveyancing practitioners were selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Nationwide?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Nationwide completed the survey? Have you advised Nationwide as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
Nationwide have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Hawkhurst has been agreed to, what are the next steps?
The property agent will want to be advised as to your solicitor's details (ensure that the property lawyers are on the bank’s panel). Contact Nationwide or your financial adviser and finalise any appropriate paperwork. Nationwide will sellect a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to schedule a slot for the valuation to happen. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. Nationwide will send the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Hawkhurst.
I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Hawkhurst. Now, I need the files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hawkhurst of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I'm purchasing a new build house in Hawkhurst with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not inform my lawyer about the extras as it may affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a property in Swansea but I am based in Hawkhurst. My conveyancer (approximately 235 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Hawkhurst who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Hawkhurst based
At what point do I cover the costs of stamp duty due for my Hawkhurst flat purchase?
Your property lawyer should fill out a Land Transaction Return Form on your behalf during your Hawkhurst conveyancing transaction for signature. After completion your solicitor will submit your STL application to the Tax Authorities and - as long as they have the money - pay any Stamp Duty due on your behalf.