This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Ardwick. Do I receive the keys to the house on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Ardwick?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Ardwick. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their conveyancer. I paid an advanced payment of £200. Shortly after, the solicitor contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Yorkshire BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Co-operative have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a property in Ardwick has been accepted, what happens next?
The property agent will want to be informed of your conveyancer's details (be sure the property lawyers are on the bank’s panel). Contact Co-operative or your financial adviser and finish off any relevant paperwork. Co-operative will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or seller to schedule an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week to receive the mortgage offer. Co-operative will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Ardwick.
What can a local search inform me about the house I am buying in Ardwick?
Ardwick conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Onsearch The local search is essential in every Ardwick conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject sections.
I have todaybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Ardwick for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to check if the property 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 Ardwick conveyancing specialists.
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As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a property in Neath but reside in Ardwick. My solicitor (based 235 kilometers awayneeds me to sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Ardwick to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Ardwick
Our offer on property in Ardwick was agreed to, the vendor does nevertheless have a dependent purchase. The owners have offered on a flat, although it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other flats in the pipeline. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Ardwick. What do I do now? At what point do I apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance?
It is standard to have concerns where there is an associated chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey, Ardwick conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you should check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Kent Reliance approved list. Regarding the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. During a rising market the majority of buyers would apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance and arrange for the survey and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their property lawyer to press on with the conveyancing in Ardwick.