I am in the market for a reasonably priced conveyancer. Do I opt for a nationwide conveyancer as opposed to a local Manningtree conveyancing solicitor?
Established third party relationships are another important factor to consider when appointing conveyancing lawyers. Manningtree conveyancers often have long term relationships with mortgage brokers and agents, local authorities, surveyors and other law firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Having a sound insight into the local area is also a plus .
Completed the sale of my flat in Manningtree last July but the buyer keeps telephoning every few hours complaining that her lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Post completion of your house sale your conveyancer should forward the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor should also confirm that the home loan has been discharged to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion formalities just for conveyancing in Manningtree.
I am purchasing a right to buy a flat in Manningtree. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Manningtree you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Manningtree.
I purchased a terraced Georgian property in Manningtree. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Barclays Direct. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Manningtree and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Manningtree is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Manningtree are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Manningtree you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Manningtree may decide 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 property.
Am I better off to instruct a Manningtree conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can carry out the conveyancing however his firm is located over three hundred miles away.
The primary upside of using a local Manningtree conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Manningtree conveyancing solicitor just because they are Manningtree based.