What is the best way to find the right lawyer who can supply a 1st class service for our conveyancing in Beaminster?
Option 1 is to ask your friends and family who they would recommend.
Option 2 is to use a comparison service on the web for conveyancing in Beaminster. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms from the list and invite them to email you their conveyancing fee calculations and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle the legal process in advance ofcommitting.
Option 3 is to use this site to assist you in finding the right lawyers taking into account your personal expectations including location,timings, complexity and who the proposed lender is. Resist the temptation to appoint ninety nine pound conveyancing in Beaminster
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Beaminster? What am I being asked for?
You are right in the requirement set out by your lawyer has nothing to do with conveyancing in Beaminster. However these days you will not be able to complete any conveyancing process if you have not supplying evidence of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence plus a bank statement. Please note that if you are providing your driving licence as evidence of ID it must be both the paper part and photo card part, one is not acceptable without the other.
Verification of your origin of monies is required in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations. Don’t be offended when you are asked to produce this as your conveyancing solicitor will need to retain this information on record. Your Beaminster conveyancing practitioner will need to see evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any monies from you into their client account and they should also ask further questions regarding the source of funds.
We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The lender mentioned the home loan came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to use their panel conveyancer as I would much rather instruct a high street conveyancing solicitor in Beaminster?
You should check but the the probability is that appoint one of their panel lawyers if you want the "fee-free" deal. Speak to the bank and see if they make available a monetary alternative. In the past a few lenders offered a £250 cashback as a further option in which case that money can go towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor in Beaminster.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Beaminster. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Beaminster of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the property agent told us that the owners will only move forward if we instruct the agent's preferred conveyancers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer who is accustomed to conveyancing in Beaminster
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this requirement. If they want ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Beaminster conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds pre-set by HQ.
Back In 2006, I bought a leasehold house in Beaminster. Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Beaminster who previously acted has long since retired. Any advice?
First contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Beaminster conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I own a ground floor flat in Beaminster, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable flats in Beaminster with an extended lease are worth £179,000. The ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2082
With only 57 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £26,600 and £30,800 as well as legals.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.