The Aldershot conveyancing firm handling our Aldershot conveyancing has identified a discrepancy between the surveyor’s assumptions in the home valuation survey and what is revealed within the legal papers for the property. My solicitor informs me that he must check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my lawyer’s approach appropriate?
Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
When can the exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Aldershot and do I need to attend the conveyancers office?
Where you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Aldershot you are welcome to attend to sign the paperwork. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the solicitor to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Aldershot)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
My partner and I are planning on selling our property in Aldershot and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed a web based conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Aldershot. Having lived in Aldershot for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Aldershot. Now, I need my files but the law firm has closed. 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 Aldershot 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.
Can you offer any advice when it comes to finding a Aldershot conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?
When appointing a conveyancer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Aldershot conveyancing firm) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We suggest that you talk with several firms including non Aldershot conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be of use:
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Can they put you in touch with clients in Aldershot who can give a testimonial? How experienced is the practice with lease extension legislation?
Aldershot Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before Purchasing
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What restrictions exist in the Aldershot Lease? It is important to be aware whether window replacement or some other significant cost is due shortly to be shared between the leasehold owners and will dramatically increase the the service costs or require a specific payment. The prefered form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the leaseholders benefit from being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is often employed if the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.
We are soon to acquiring a property in Aldershot. Could the property lawyer have our purchase price confidential from sites such as Rightmove. Is this achievable and how?
HM Land Registry by statute are obliged to reveal price sold data on a register of the title for residential properties countrywide which includes premises in Aldershot. The register of ownership is an open document, so the Land Registry would be breaking the law if they failed to allow access to the register.
In essence you can ask the Land Registry to withhold the amount paid data but the answer will be in the negative.