I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Sacriston. I need to find out whether they are on the Virgin Money approved list of lawyers. Can you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?
The first thing you should do is contact your lawyer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively please get in touch with Virgin Money who may be able to confirm.
My wife and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Sacriston and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A high street Sacriston conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Sacriston. Having lived in Sacriston for three years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Sacriston. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Sacriston 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.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Sacriston. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sacriston
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Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Sacriston in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can look into this further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Sacriston. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Sacriston especially if they are familiar with such properties in Sacriston.
My partner is purchasing a leasehold flat in Sacriston. Conveyancing quotes are coming in at around £1800. Is that in the right ballpark?
The average cost last year for conveyancing in Sacriston was £1,500 excluding Land Tax and HMLR fees.