I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and must vacate my rented apartment in Basildon by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Can I complete in six weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice for your lease until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your lawyer and request that they apply pressure on the other solicitors, try to an agreed time frame that everyone will work to achieve
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Basildon
Two types of professional can execute conveyancing in Basildon namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals handle conveyancing services that you need to complete the disposal or purchase of property. They are both obliged to execute Basildon conveyancing to the same standards and guidelines so you can be sure that your conveyancing will be professionally administered and that the requisite procedures should be correctly taken.
When it comes to lenders such as Skipton, do Basildon solicitors have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Basildon. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £150. Not long after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Aldermore 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 Aldermore 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.
What does a local search inform me concerning the property we're buying in Basildon?
Basildon conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for instance PSG The local search is essential in every Basildon conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant 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 topic areas.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Basildon. Now, I need my files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should 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 Basildon 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.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Basildon. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Basildon
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Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.
What tools are available to identify a Basildon law firm on the Aldermore conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the lawyer.
You can use the tool on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Basildon conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Basildon conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to see if they are on the Aldermore panel