My partner and I are hoping to buy a property in Ashton In Makerfield and are in fact using a Ashton In Makerfield conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our property lawyer has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through in anticipation of exchanging contracts shortly. Chelsea Building Society have this evening contacted us to inform me that there is now an issue as our Ashton In Makerfield conveyancer is not on their approved list of lawyers. Is this a problem?
If you are buying a property requiring a mortgage it is standard for the purchasers' solicitors 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 solicitors to act. You don't have to instruct a firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Ashton In Makerfield solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
I am refinancing my apartment in Ashton In Makerfield, does my lawyer need to be on the Nottingham Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Nottingham conveyancing panel, but Nottingham would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
Various online forums that I have come across warn that are the primary reason for stalling in Ashton In Makerfield house deals. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Ashton In Makerfield.
How does conveyancing in Ashton In Makerfield differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Ashton In Makerfield approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because builders in Ashton In Makerfield typically acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Ashton In Makerfield or who has acted in the same development.
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The solicitors conducting our conveyancing in Ashton In Makerfield has sent documents to review that show the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Surely all houses in Ashton In Makerfield are registered?
Almost 100% of property in Ashton In Makerfield is registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Ashton In Makerfield conveyancing solicitors should be familiar with such matters but if any uncertainty prevails the standard guidance presently is for the current owners to undertake the registration formalities first and thereafter sell - this this chain of events will result in a protracted home move.