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Examples of recent conveyancing in Selby since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Selby

I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must leave my let out apartment in Selby by 24/2/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in 4 weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?

The normal practice is not to serve notice for your lease unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, speak to your conveyancer and ask them to they chase the other lawyers, try to a target completion date that everyone will look to achieve

It is is a decade since I acquired my house in Selby. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been instructed on the sale but I can't find the title deeds. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be retained by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Selby relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Selby 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?

Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be documented by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Selby. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Selby

    Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Please supply a car parking plan.

Is it possible to switch conveyancer as I need to retain one who is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Selby round the corner but she is not accepted by Leeds Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Selby on the Leeds Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Selby. In utilising search facility on this site, you can contrast costs for conveyancing solicitors in Selby and throughout England and Wales.

I have just appointed agents to market my garden flat in Selby.Conveyancing is yet to be initiated however I have just had a quarterly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?

It best that you discharge the invoice as you normally would as all ground rent and maintenance charges will be allottedon completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Selby?

Licensed Conveyancers support the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Selby. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you should:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a timeous, objective and comprehensive service where if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Selby.

Typically, Selby conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Conducting Selby conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other papers forwarded by the vendor’s lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the seller’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Going through replies supplied by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HMLR.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Selby is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the new ownership and the home loan (if applicable) at the HMLR.

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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