My fiance’s mother is a property lawyer. I hope that I'll be able to get friends and family rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Motspur Park?
It’s wise to look for multiple conveyancing quotes. Make use of our search tool on this site. You will notice that quotes may be different but service levels do differ between law firms as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
I am buying a house for cash in Motspur Park. I have been residing for the last Seventeen years in Motspur Park. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
Provided that you do not need a home loan, then almost all of the Motspur Park conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your solicitor will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he has a professional duty to do this. Do take into account; if you are going to sell the house at a future date, it could be of interest to your prospective buyer what the searches contain. There are plenty of instances where premises with apparent issues can still reveal unexpected search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Motspur Park will provide you some helpful guidance here.
I own a freehold property in Motspur Park but nevertheless invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Motspur Park and has limited impact for conveyancing in Motspur Park but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.
Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 is to be extinguished.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Motspur Park. I I would like to check if they are on the Virgin Money approved list of lawyers. Can you assist?
The first thing to do is phone your lawyer and ask them whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you should get in touch with Virgin Money who may be able to confirm.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Bank of Ireland, do Motspur Park conveyancing practitioners incur an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
is it true that all Motspur Park solicitor firms on the Barclays conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Barclays approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be governed by the CLC.
I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Bank of Ireland are being a right pain. The Motspur Park solicitor who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Bank of Ireland are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Bank of Ireland have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Bank of Ireland have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Bank of Ireland may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Motspur Park for my sale. Is it possible to see a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
Members of the public can search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor telephone calls for training purposes.