Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in St Luke's is more expensive?
St Luke's leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.
We are purchasing a house in St Luke's. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On completion day we will need to put our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am helping my sister sell her house in St Luke's. Does the solicitor order the EPC or it is for the owner to coordinate?
Following the demise of Home Information Packs, EPC’s remained a required component of moving property. An energy performance certificate must be to hand before the property is advertised. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a St Luke's conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established St Luke's accredited person
Does a directory service exist listing Coventry BS panel solicitors in St Luke's on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?
No. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few lenders make their panel listings available on the web. If you are seeking to appoint a St Luke's lawyer on the Coventry BS please make the most of our tool.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in St Luke's. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 St Luke's of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in St Luke's before retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks will not issue a loan on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in St Luke's. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
What does commercial conveyancing in St Luke's cover?
St Luke's conveyancing for business premises covers a wide array of advice, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.
My father-in-law has suggested that I instruct his conveyancers in St Luke's. Should I find my own conveyancer?
There are no two ways about it the ideal way to select a conveyancing lawyer is to get recommendations from friends or family who have previously instructed the firm that you are considering.