We are purchasing a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Abertillery who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nottingham . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Abertillery.
This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as FTB of a ground floor flat in Abertillery. Do I receive the keys to the property on completion from my lawyer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Abertillery?
On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Abertillery. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to collect the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.
My partner and I are in the process of looking at houses in Abertillery and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a home loan with RBS.
It would be wise to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the estate agent. As you are taking out a mortgage with RBS, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the RBS conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Abertillery. I have a mortgage offer with Clydesdale. Conveyancing is new to me. 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 Clydesdale, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.
A relative advised me that where I am buying in Abertillery I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Abertillery conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Abertillery around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Abertillery Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Abertillery.
I have todaybecome aware that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Abertillery for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to check if the premises is in your name, 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 Abertillery conveyancing specialists.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Abertillery ahead of appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks may not give a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Abertillery. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Abertillery especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Abertillery.
I have just placed an offer on an apartment in Abertillery and the broker that we are using suggested his property lawyer. He quoted a thousand pounds including VAT and 3rd party costs. Does this sound steep?
Don't just go on one estimate. One should obtain like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Abertillery. Then select one that you trust and just as important, is on the approved list of the lender that you have applied for a mortgage from.