My wife and I are soon to complete on the purchase of a house in Lancashire but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have managed to agree recompense from the current proprietors in the sum of three thousand pounds taking the form of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of a side agreement but HSBC will not agree to this. Why were they involved?
Any property lawyer that is on the HSBC conveyancing panel is duty bound to disclose to HSBC of any changes to the sale price. If you were to refuse your conveyancing practitioner to notify the reduction to HSBC then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, HSBC and you would have to appoint a new conveyancer for your conveyancing in Lancashire.
My lawyer in Lancashire is not on the The Mortgage Works Approved Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the The Mortgage Works approved list?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing Lancashire solicitors but The Mortgage Works will need to instruct a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the total conveyancing fees as well as result in delays.
- Choose an alternative practitioner to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check they are The Mortgage Works approved.
- Try to convince your The Mortgage Works based solicitor to attempt to join the The Mortgage Works panel
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Lancashire before retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Lancashire. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
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I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in Lancashire. I have chance upon a web site which looks to be the perfect offering If it is possible to get all the legals completed via web that would be preferable. Should I be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
I have recently placed an offer on an apartment in Lancashire and the broker that we are dealing with suggested his solicitor. He quoted a thousand pounds excluding VAT and disbursements. Does this sound reasonable?
You should not rely on 1 quote. You should obtain like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Lancashire. Then pick one that you are comfortable with and crucially, is on the approved list of the mortgage company that you have applied for a mortgage from.