Am I correct in assuming that the fact that my conveyancer in Addlestone is not identified on my mortgage company's conveyancing panel that there is a problem with the standard of her work?
That is most likely a wrong assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly reasonable explanations. Just recently a report by the solicitors regulator indicated 76% of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the lawyer is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Should you be concerned you should simply call the Addlestone conveyancing practice and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your bank.
I am due to exchange buying a property in Addlestone but as a consequence of wreckage from the recent storms I have was able negotiate compensation from the owner of £3k in the form of a reduction in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of amending the contract but Nationwide are not allowing this. Why were they involved?
The lawyer being on the Nationwide approved list is duty bound to disclose to Nationwide of any variations to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your conveyancer to notify the price change to Nationwide then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Nationwide and you would have to appoint a new conveyancing practitioner for your conveyancing in Addlestone.
I have recentlybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Addlestone for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out 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 Addlestone conveyancing specialists.
Taking into account that I will soon spend over three hundred thousand on a house in Addlestone I wish to talk to a solicitor concerning thehome move in advance of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?
Absolutely - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor who will be conducting your property ownership legalities in Addlestone.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a case reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for your conveyancing in Addlestone should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a property in Monmouth but live in Addlestone. My solicitor (who is 300 miles awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Addlestone who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Addlestone
Partway through the sale of a leasehold flat in Addlestone. Conveyancing is fine but we have been asked to pay an extortionate amount from the freeholder. So far we have paid £237 for a leasehold management information and then another £134.40 for additional queries supplied by the purchaser's solicitor.
Neither you or your conveyancer will have any impact over the extent of the fee for this information however the average fee for the information for Addlestone leasehold premises is £355. For Addlestone conveyancing sales it is conventional for the owner to cover the costs. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to address such questions although many will be content to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Regretfully there is no legislation that mandates set charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any prescriptive time limit by which they are duty bound to supply the information.