My friend's uncle is a conveyancing practitioner. I anticipate that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Levenshulme?
You should compare pricing. Make use of our comparison tool on this site. Whilst quotes may vary but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is the case with most professions.
It is a dozen years since I purchased my property in Levenshulme. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I am unable to track down my title deeds. Is this a problem?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the lawyers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Levenshulme involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
3 months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Levenshulme completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Levenshulme is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Levenshulme are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Levenshulme you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Levenshulme may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a house in Newport but I am based in Levenshulme. My lawyer (based 260 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Levenshulme to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Levenshulme based
When it comes to my conveyancing in Levenshulme should I be paying VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee
(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Levenshulme conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the property lawyer's time in submitting the funds this way.