What is the first thing I need to know regarding purchase conveyancing in Holborn?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Holborn or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the house moving process. For instance, the vendor, property agent and sometimes a mortgage company. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Holborn should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the process whose role it is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.
We are witnessing a distinct emergence in the "blame" culture- someone must be blamed for the process taking so long. You your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
My property lawyer in Holborn is not listed on the Platform Home Loans Ltd Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing Holborn solicitors but Platform Home Loans Ltd will need to use a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total legal charges and cause frustration.
- Choose an alternative lawyer to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel
Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are the main cause of delay in Holborn conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Holborn.
I have todayfound out that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Holborn for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Holborn conveyancing specialists.
I'm converting the mortgage on my existing property to a BTL mortgage with Bank of Scotland and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a deposit on another property. The neighborhood we are looking at is Holborn. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?
Make use of our search tool on this site to check that the solicitors are approved by both lenders. On the basis that they are your lawyer will be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you lawyer and make apparent your expectations and requirements.
I need to switch lawyers as my Holborn lawyer is not on the lender's approved list of conveyancing solicitors. How simple is it to change conveyancer?
In the event that you have not formally appointed a conveyancer to start work and at this stage simply received quotes, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer in Holborn that you're considering.