I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to leave my let out apartment in Knaphill by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice for your letting unless exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not previously done so, update to your conveyancer and ask them to they cajole the sellers solicitors, try to an agreed time frame that all parties will aim towards
Our lender has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Knaphill but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Knaphill round the corner to me. Are you able to help?
It is by no means the case that all Knaphill conveyancing solicitors are listed all banks conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to locate a Knaphill conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.
I happen to be the only beneficiary of my late grandmother’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Knaphill. The Knaphill property was put into my name in July. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in July. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be caught by that. many lenders would take a sensible view as this provision principally exists to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Knaphill conveyancing solicitors are instructed. How long does it take for Skipton to send the offer to the solicitor?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Skipton done the valuation? Have you informed Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Knaphill. My mortgage broker suggested a property lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £225. A couple of days later, the solicitor contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
We are buying a house and the lawyer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the property could be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in Knaphill
Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you may expect lawyers conducting conveyancing in Knaphill to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I purchased a semi-detached Edwardian house in Knaphill. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Halifax. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Knaphill and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a house in Monmouth but reside in Knaphill. My conveyancer (approximately 235 kilometers awayrequires that I sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Knaphill who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Knaphill based