I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Shaftesbury. I need to find out whether they are accepted on the The Royal Bank of Scotland approved list of lawyers. Can you assist?
The first thing you should do is contact your conveyancer and enquire whether they can act for the bank. Otherwise please call The Royal Bank of Scotland who may be able to assist.
I have been told that property searches are a common cause of stalling in Shaftesbury conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Shaftesbury.
I have recentlybeen informed that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Shaftesbury for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Shaftesbury conveyancing specialists.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Shaftesbury before appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to issue a mortgage on such a premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can investigate further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Shaftesbury. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Shaftesbury especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Shaftesbury.
How do I search for a Shaftesbury solicitor on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am prepared to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Shaftesbury conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Shaftesbury conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the Nottingham Building Society panel
We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent told us that the seller will only proceed if we instruct their preferred lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Shaftesbury
It is highly unlikely the sellers are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the owners directly and make sure they understand (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to instruct your own,trusted Shaftesbury conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds pre-set by head office.