I am buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Radcliffe who is on the Bank of Scotland approved. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Scotland in certain locations such as Radcliffe. We dont recommend any particular firm.
My colleague suggested that if I am buying in Radcliffe I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Radcliffe conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Radcliffe around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Radcliffe Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Radcliffe Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Radcliffe.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Radcliffe. Now, I need my files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should 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 Radcliffe of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Radcliffe. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Radcliffe
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Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial offices in Radcliffe and how can you help?
The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to commercial leaseholders, giving them the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Radcliffe is one of the many areas of the UK in which our lawyers are based
Our bank agreed in principle to give us a mortgage. We have retained a reputable conveyancer in Radcliffe last week. Today, our broker called to say that the mortgage company said that we cannot use our solicitor as they aren't on their 'approved list'. As FTB's, we had no idea that the bank had some control over our choice Is this allowed?
You are permitted to instruct any property lawyer you prefer to instruct for your conveyancing in Radcliffe however if they are not on the your lender's panel you would have to fork out additional cost so the mortgage company can appoint their own conveyancer too. sometimes it is conceivable that your solicitor may apply to get added to the lender list of approved firms. Do make the most of online tools such as lenderpanel.com to find a conveyancing solcitor in Radcliffe on the mortgage company panel. You can go into your high street mortgage company branch in Radcliffe. They can recommend conveyancing solicitors in Radcliffe on the panel for your bank.