I am buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Waterbeach who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland in certain locations such as Waterbeach. We dont recommend any particular firm.
If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Waterbeach what would it be?
We would encourage you not to go for the cheapest Waterbeach conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.
We had instructed solicitors based in Waterbeach on the Kent Reliance solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a further fee for handling the Kent Reliance mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Kent Reliance?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your solicitor is entitled to levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Kent Reliance but by your Waterbeach property lawyer. Some firms on the Kent Reliance panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
We expect to receive a OIP from Barclays this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Barclays recommend any Waterbeach solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Waterbeach solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Barclays conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Barclays through the process.
Should my solicitor be asking questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Waterbeach.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers dealing with homes in Waterbeach. There are those who buy a house in Waterbeach, fully aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.
Lawyers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that can be undertaken by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which should figure out the risks in Waterbeach. The standard information given to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard question of the owner to discover if the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not revealed by the owner, then a buyer could commence a legal claim for losses stemming from an misleading reply. The purchaser’s solicitors may also conduct an enviro search. This should indicate whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further inquiries will need to be made.
I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Waterbeach for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Waterbeach conveyancing specialists.
How do I identify a Waterbeach solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the tool on this website. Please select a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Waterbeach conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Waterbeach conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to see if they are on the Bank of Ireland approved list
As co-executor for the estate of my father I am disposing of a house in Neath but live in Waterbeach. My lawyer (who is 250 kilometers awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Waterbeach who can attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Waterbeach based