Why would one use a Maulden conveyancing firm given that online conveyancers are easier on the wallet?
To take your time to find contrast conveyancing costs in Maulden and you should seek a competitive estimate but don’t be focused with searching for the cheapest Maulden conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a seamless and a stressful home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from a specialist solicitor. Emails can't take the place of a telephone discussion and are no substitute for a face to face meeting. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor that will deal with your conveyancing from beginning to end, providing a level of personalised service that you are unlikely to received from an web based conveyancer. Our lawyers will update you as to headway and keep you informed. If you ever need to call the office you will be sure who you need to speak to and we'll endeavour to make sure that you're not left wondering what's going on.
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Maulden? Why is this being asked of me?
Maulden conveyancing solicitors as well as nationwide property practitioners throughout the UK have an obligation under Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules to check the identity of any client in order to satisfy themselves that clients are who they say they are.
Conveyancing clients will need to disclose two forms of certified ID; proof of identity (typically a Passport or Driving Licence) and proof of address (typically a Utility Bill no more than three months).
Confirmation of the origin of funds is also necessary in compliance with the money laundering statutes as lawyers are required to check that the funds you are utilising to purchase a property (be it the exchange deposit or the full purchase amount if you are buying mortgage free) has come from a reputable source (such as an inheritance) rather than the product of criminal activity.
I am helping my aunt sell her house in Maulden. Will the solicitor commission the energy assessment or do I organise this?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was retained a mandatory part of selling a house. An energy assessment must be to hand in advance of the property being placed on the market. It is not something that solicitors ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Maulden conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy assessments given their relationships with long established Maulden providers
Please help - my lawyer says that breach of easement insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Maulden conveyancing?
The right level of breach of easement indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Barclays and Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.
We previously instructed solicitors with offices in Maulden on the Kent Reliance solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a separate amount for handling the Kent Reliance mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Kent Reliance?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your property lawyer can charge a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Kent Reliance but by your Maulden lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Kent Reliance panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Maulden. Now, I need the files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Maulden of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am looking for a flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Maulden I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Maulden in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.
Is it possible to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to choose one who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing list. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Maulden five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Bank of Ireland
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Maulden on the Bank of Ireland panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Maulden. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can contrast fees for conveyancing solicitors in Maulden and throughout England and Wales.