I instructed a Lake District based solicitor for our conveyancing in Lake District yesterday. Reviewing the Terms it is apparent thatI am on the hook for charges even if the dealfalls through. Should I ditch them and use an internet solicitor practice promoting no completion no cost conveyancing in Lake District?
It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is offered then the conveyancing charges will tend to be be uplifted to counteract the cases that abort. Please beware that such deals generally do not protect you from disbursements by way of example Lake District conveyancing search expenses.
My aunt passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Lake District. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Co-operative, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Where you intend to re-mortgage then Co-operative will require that you use a conveyancer on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Co-operative conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Co-operative mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Lake District?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Lake District will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Lake District. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Lake District.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Lake District it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Lake District commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Lake District.
I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Lake District. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact 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 Lake District of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Lake District I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Lake District suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?
If you require a mortgage that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Lake District for my remortgage. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
One may search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.