I am getting a offer of a home loan from Nat West. I hope to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Tolworth. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel include Licensed Conveyancers?
The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site carry out right to buy conveyancing in Tolworth?
We have identified a number of conveyancing conveyancers who can service right to buy conveyancing You should call the conveyancers listed to get a conveyancing quote.
Having spent time scouring consumer advice sites for an affordable lawyer in Tolworth, many post that I should instruct a CQS accredited lawyer. Can you explain what CQS is?
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised kitemark for legal experts in buying or selling property, trusted by some of the UK's leading banks. Four years ago the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Building Societies Association (BSA). CQS is not a scheme offered by the Council of Licensed Conveyancing. Tolworth is one of the many areas in England and Wales where there are CQS lawyers.
I am buying my first flat in Tolworth with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent told me not disclose to my solicitor about the deal as it would impact my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Tolworth is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Tolworth are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Tolworth you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Tolworth may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a bungalow in Tolworth which is to be marketed. The house has never been registered at HMLR and I'm told that many EAs will insist that it is completed before they will proceed. What's the mechanism for this?
In the situation that you have set out it seems sensible to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.
