Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site handle attended exchange conveyancing in Axminster?
We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Do call us to receive a fee calculation and details as to dates.
What is the first thing I need to know regarding purchase conveyancing in Axminster?
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Axminster and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of opportunity for conflict between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. E.g., the vendor, property agent and on occasion a lender. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Axminster should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the transaction whose responsibility is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.
We are witnessing a distinct creep of a "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your conveyancer ahead of the other players in the home moving process.
My wife and I have a terraced Georgian house in Axminster. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Yorkshire Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Axminster and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who completed the work.
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Axminster I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Axminster for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you require a mortgage that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
How easy is it to swap firm as I have to appoint one who is on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Axminster round the corner but she is not approved by Lloyds TSB Bank
It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Axminster on the Lloyds TSB Bank panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Axminster. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can scrutinise fees for conveyancing solicitors in Axminster and beyond.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a residence in Newport but live in Axminster. My lawyer (based 260 kilometers from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Axminster to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Axminster