My fiance and I are looking to purchase a property in Alcester and are in fact using a Alcester conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our property lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with a view to exchanging next week. TSB have this morning contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Alcester conveyancer is not on their approved list of lawyers. Is this a problem?
When purchasing a property with the benefit of a mortgage it is normal for the purchasers' lawyers to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your property lawyer should contact your lender and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You don't have to instruct a firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Alcester solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it may delay matters as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
Please could you vouch for a Barnsley Building Society allowed Alcester conveyancing firm finish our house move within a short deadline? Would it be better to use a local Alcester solicitor or a nationwide firm?
We can recommend some very good Alcester conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Alcester. Visit a couple of law practices and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Mention your deadline together with the reasons and ask for a commitment on speed. Select the lawyer that appears most efficient.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Alcester last October but the buyer keeps telephoning every few hours complaining that their solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
Following your house sale your conveyancer should send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Alcester.
I have recentlybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Alcester for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to check if the property 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 Alcester conveyancing specialists.
I am a sole trader hoping to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Alcester for under 1500k?
We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Alcester, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are intending to acquire or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we can find you the right firm. Regarding the fees this will depend on the structure and terms of the proposed transaction. Let us have your details or email us so that we may supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.
My brother has recommend that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Alcester. Should I find my own solicitor?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Alcester conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to find a conveyancing practitioner is to get recommendations from friends or relatives who have previously instructed the solicitor that you are contemplating using.