The Langport conveyancing lawyers that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Langport have suddenly shut down. I chose them because I had to have a lawyer on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel and my preferred Langport lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What should be my next steps?
If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help.
My partner and I are planning on selling our property in Langport and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Langport. Having lived in Langport for 4 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek clarification need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
How does conveyancing in Langport differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Langport approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because house builders in Langport usually purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Langport or who has acted in the same development.
I opted to have a survey done on a house in Langport prior to instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend not give a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone 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 Langport. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Is it possible to transfer to a new conveyancer as I have to select one who is on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. I had appointed a local conveyancing solicitor in Langport round the corner but she is not accepted by National Westminster Bank
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Langport on the National Westminster Bank panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Langport. In utilising search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Langport.
I am searching for Langport conveyancing quotes online. Can I be sure that all the Langport practices that are listed on your directory are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices on our directory have advised us that they are on the bank panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the bank panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific Langport conveyancing solicitor being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel is incorrect.