I am in need of a property lawyer. Should I go for for an online conveyancer as opposed to a high street Lancaster conveyancing lawyer?
In the main conveyancing solicitors in your neck of the woods will have excellent relationships with your local authority, which could help with the Lancaster conveyancing searches that your solicitor will require. It can only be a plus if they have existing rapport with the Land Registry covering your area Lancaster, other property lawyers in the location and Lancaster Estate Agents.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Lancaster last October but the buyer keeps Skype messaging me to say his solicitor needs to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your lawyer should send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Lancaster.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Lancaster 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?
In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should be aware precisely where to find all the suitable documentation so you may buy or dispose of your property without a hitch. If duplicates can’t be located, your lawyer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the property.
I am buying a new build apartment in Lancaster. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Lancaster
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The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Lancaster prior to instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold home.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Lancaster. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Lancaster to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I am Googling for Lancaster conveyancing quotes online. Can I be assured that all the Lancaster practices that are identified on your directory are on the lender conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have assured us via an online form that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the lender panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific Lancaster firm being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel is not accurate.