I was told yesterday by my broker that my Stony Stratford lawyer is not on the lender Solicitor panel. How can I be certain that this is indeed the case?
You need to call your Stony Stratford conveyancer. You lawyer should inform you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Stony Stratford conveyancing practice that is on the conveyancing panel for your lender.
Having sold my house in Stony Stratford last July yet the purchaser is calling me to say their lawyer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Following your sale your lawyer should deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Stony Stratford.
I am selling our property in Stony Stratford and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Stony Stratford conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Stony Stratford. Having lived in Stony Stratford for three years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with 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 illness)
I am buying a new build flat in Stony Stratford. 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.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Stony Stratford
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Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Stony Stratford before appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not give a mortgage on this type of home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Stony Stratford. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Stony Stratford to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
Hoping to buy a property located in Stony Stratford and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Stony Stratford. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Stony Stratford area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Stony Stratford. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found