I am getting a mortgage with Santander. I hope to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Stamford Bridge. Does the Santander Conveyancing panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Santander approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
The sellers of the home we are purchasing hired a conveyancing firm in Stamford Bridge who has recommended a exclusivity contract with a payment two thousand pounds. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?
Exclusivity contracts are contracts binding a home seller and purchaser granting the buyer the sole right to the sale of the property within a prescribed time frame. For all intents and purposes, a lock out is a document stating that you will have a contract at a later date which is the main conveyancing contract. It is generally utilised for buyer confidence though in some cases, the proprietor may enjoy an upside from such agreements as well. There are various pros and cons to using an agreement but you should to check with your lawyer but beware that it may end up incurring extra in conveyancing fees. In light of these reasons these contracts are not popular when it comes to conveyancing in Stamford Bridge.
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to list solicitors on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for example in Stamford Bridge?
We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a register.
We are purchasing a apartment in Stamford Bridge. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we will need to send funds 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.
We are buying a 3 bedroom semi in Stamford Bridge. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal due diligence on the property include enquiries to ascertain if these alterations were previously refused?
Your property lawyer will check the registered title as conveyancing in Stamford Bridge can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of works or necessitated the permission of another owner. Some works call for local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I happen to be the single recipient of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Stamford Bridge. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in October. I want to move. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship will be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the property in October. Will no one buy the property for half a year?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be caught by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the lender as this clause principally exists to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of property.
I'm refinancing my existing home to a BTL mortgage with Britannia and intend to use the remaining equity towards another property. The neighborhood we are interested in is Stamford Bridge. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?
Do use our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the solicitors are approved by both lenders. On the basis that they are the solicitor should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and communicate your desired outcome and needs.
My husband and I are a fortnight into a residential purchase having been referred to solicitors by the estate agent to perform conveyancing in Stamford Bridge. I am am starting to be frustrated with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
A lawyer would have to be really poor in order to consider changing them. Has your loan offer been issued? If so you must inform them of the new lawyer and have the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your new conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid added expenses and delays. That should be your starting point. The search tool should assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Stamford Bridge