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Reasons to use our Kings Norton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Kings Norton conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Kings Norton
  • 2 Kings Norton property lawyers work in partnership with Kings Norton estate agents, house builders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, offering all the advice and help you require
  • 3 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Kings Norton have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Kings Norton and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 4 Kings Norton property lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 This site is the first site offering you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Kings Norton will be carried out by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s member panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Kings Norton since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Kings Norton

Should lawyers request money up-front for conveyancing in Kings Norton?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Kings Norton your lawyer will ask you put them with funds to cover the search fees. Generally this is requested to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is payable against the total price then this should be required immediately in advance of contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Coventry BS, do Kings Norton conveyancing practitioners incur a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Kings Norton. I have a mortgage offer with RBS. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with RBS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel.

UBS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a apartment in Kings Norton has been accepted, what happens next?

Your estate agent will want to be advised as to your conveyancing practitioner's details (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Call up UBS or your broker and finish off any relevant documentation. UBS will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or seller to arrange a time for the valuation to happen. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week to receive the mortgage offer. UBS 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 Kings Norton.

I require quick conveyancing in Kings Norton as I am under an ultimatum to exchange contracts within one month. A mortgage is not required. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are are a cash buyer you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no solicitor would advise that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Kings Norton the following are instances of what can crop up and adversely affect future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I am purchasing my first flat in Kings Norton benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this extras as it could impact my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

What does commercial conveyancing in Kings Norton cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Kings Norton covers a broad range of services, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.

Me and my husband accepted an offer on a Kings Norton flat we inherited some years ago in 2012. I have over 15 years conveyancing know-how and, now retired, see no reason not to do my own conveyancing. The buyer's solicitor has informed me that their mortgage company will not allow us to do our own conveyancing mandating that the funds to be sent to a solicitor's bank account.

Mortgage requirements to lawyers from all CML members state that If the seller is not legally represented the buyer’s lawyers should check whether the mortgage company needs to be notified so that a decision can be reached as to whether or not they are willing to move forward.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Kings Norton regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Kings Norton but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • David Warren Jones, Sycamore House, 23a Sycamore Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2AA
  • David Bunn & Co, 886 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2NS
  • Carvill & Johnson Llp, Victoria House, 966-972 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2PE
  • Jane Brevitt Solicitor Llp, 5 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6JE
  • Lia Solicitors, 6 Poplar Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7AD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Kings Norton

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Kings Norton specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • David Bunn & Co, 886 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2NS
  • Lia Solicitors, 6 Poplar Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7AD
  • Glover Priest Solicitors Limited, 56 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7DY
  • Apc Solicitors, 30 Elmfield Crescent, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 9TN
  • Hadgkiss Hughes & Beale, 83 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 8EB

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Kings Norton regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Kings Norton but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • John Wilson & Co, 31 Raddlebarn Road, B29 6HH
  • Seymour Luke Limited, 22 Islington Row Middleway, B15 1LD
  • Midland Property Lawyers Ltd, 419 Bearwood Road, B66 4DF
  • Integrated Legal Services (ipw) Limited, Trinity Point , B63 3HY

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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