Finally the sale completed on my house in Worcester last November yet the purchaser is texting every few hours to moan that their solicitor is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Worcester.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Worcester. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Worcester of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Worcester differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Worcester contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because new home sellers in Worcester tend to acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Worcester or who has acted in the same development.
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Back In 2009, I bought a leasehold flat in Worcester. Conveyancing and HSBC Bank mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in Worcester who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to make sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. You do not need to instruct a Worcester conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Worcester - A selection of Queries before Purchasing
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How much is the service charge and ground rent on the apartment? Does the lease contain onerous restrictions?
My solicitors in Worcester have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the lender. Is it case that being on the bank conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the mortgage company directly.