Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Wickford even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for example where I intend to acquire an office in Wickford with a loan from Bank of Ireland?
The service is predominantly utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Wickford but we have listed at the end of this page a selection of Wickford commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Bank of Ireland
Do I need to pop into the offices of the solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Wickford so that I can pop in to their offices when needed.
As opposed to ten years ago, almost all mortgage companies no longer oblige their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the mortgagors signature. It will still be necessary for you to provide ID documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local practitioner, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Wickford.
I have been told that property searches are the number one reason for delay in Wickford conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Wickford.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Wickford?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Wickford. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Wickford is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Wickford are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Wickford you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Wickford 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 premises.
Are the Wickford conveyancing lawyers identified as being on the lender conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by the bank?
Wickford law firm practices and firms carrying out conveyancing in Wickford themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the lender conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the mortgage company directly.