Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Bedlington who conducted the legals 18 months ago and wanted a conveyancing quote based on an identical type of house move (a leasehold premises and a freehold premises) of similar values with a home loan from Birmingham Midshires. I am now being quoted twice the amount. Should I look for an alternative property lawyer?
The estimate does seem a little steep. If you shop around you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, providing that you were pleased with the assistance the firm provided you couldlive to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. Don't forget to ensure the solicitor can also act for Birmingham Midshires. Do use our search tool to locate a Bedlington conveyancing firm on the Birmingham Midshires member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Bedlington.
It is is a decade since I acquired my property in Bedlington. Conveyancing solicitors have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to find my title documents. Is this a major issue?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by your mortgage company or they could stored with the solicitor who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Bedlington relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.
My colleague suggested that if I am buying in Bedlington I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Bedlington conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Bedlington around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Bedlington.
It has been 3 months following my purchase conveyancing in Bedlington took place. I have checked the Land Registry site 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 property 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.
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My step-father has suggested that I appoint his conveyancers in Bedlington. Should I use them?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Bedlington conveyancing lawyer it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to have recommendations from friends or family who have previously instructed the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.