At what point can the exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Ashford and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?
If you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Ashford you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we recommend provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the property agreement is not the critical part. A signed contract simply enables the solicitor to officially exchange at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Ashford)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
I am purchasing a house and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the house could be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Ashford
Unless a previous purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Ashford to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Ashford completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Ashford ahead of instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to grant a mortgage on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Ashford. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Ashford to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
How difficult is it to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to select one who is on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Ashford round the corner but he is not accepted by Chelsea Building Society
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Ashford on the Chelsea Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Ashford. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Ashford.
My step-father has recommend that I appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Ashford. Should I use them?
No doubt the best way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to have feedback from friends or family who have used the conveyancer that you are considering.