Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Thornton even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I intend to acquire a shop in Thornton with a loan from Coventry Building Society?
Our search tool is predominantly used to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Thornton but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a selection of Thornton commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the company directly to establish if they can also act for Coventry Building Society
We previously selected solicitors based in Thornton on the Coventry BS solicitor panel. They have just billed me a supplemental fee for dealing with the Coventry BS mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Coventry BS?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your property lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Coventry BS but by your Thornton property lawyer. Numerous firms on the Coventry BS panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Thornton. I have a mortgage offer with Kent Reliance. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
Santander have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a property in Thornton has been agreed to, what are the next steps?
Your property agent will wish to be informed of your conveyancer's details (be sure the conveyancing practitioners are on the bank’s panel). Contact Santander or the broker and finalise any appropriate documentation. Santander will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to arrange a time for the valuation to occur. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days to receive the mortgage offer. Santander will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Thornton.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Thornton. 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 conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Thornton
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Please supply a car parking plan. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Thornton solicitor on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this website. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Thornton conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Thornton conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to check whether they are on the Birmingham Midshires approved list
What are your top tips when it comes to finding a Thornton conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?
If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Thornton conveyancing practice) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you make enquires with two or three firms including non Thornton conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be helpful:
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If they are not ALEP accredited then why not? How experienced is the firm with lease extension legislation?
Thornton Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying
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Be sure to enquire if there are any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example it is fairly common in Thornton leases that pets are not allowed in certain buildings in Thornton. If you like the apartmentin Thornton yet your cat is not allowed to make the move with you then you have a very hard decision. What is the annual maintenance fee and ground rent?
A conveyancing company dealt with my conveyancing in Thornton half a dozen years past having retained my registration certificates but has now closed – how do I retreive them?
Title deeds, as such, no longer exist as most properties in Thornton are archived electronically at Land Registry. Should you need to establish evidence of proprietorship or are selling or refinancing your property lawyer should obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.