Would the conveyancing practitioners indexed on your site handle right to buy conveyancing in Bicester?
We have identified plenty of conveyancing solicitors carrying out right to buy conveyancing Do get in touch with us in order to secure a costs calculation.
My home in Bicester is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Will my conveyancing practitioner have to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their panel criteria fairly frequently at the moment.
My father pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Bicester there may be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Bicester which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Bicester should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
My wife and I buying a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Bicester. The intention is to an extension at the rear at the property.Will legal investigations on the property include enquiries to ascertain if these works are permitted?
Your conveyancer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Bicester can occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain works or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Certain additions need local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
We had appointed solicitors located in Bicester on the Co-operative solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a supplemental sum for handling the Co-operative mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Co-operative?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your property lawyer may charge a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Co-operative but by your Bicester conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the Co-operative panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Bicester prior to retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a loan on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bicester. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Bicester especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Bicester.
Is it possible to switch firm as I have to retain one who is on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing list. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Bicester round the corner but she is not accepted by Platform Home Loans Ltd
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Bicester on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Bicester. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare costs for conveyancing solicitors in Bicester and beyond.
Am in the process of purchasing my first house in Bicester. Conveyancing lawyer has been appointed. The financial consultant advised that a survey is not necessary as the house was only built twenty two years ago.
You would be well advised to take a Home Buyer's Report. As the premises was built more than a decade ago the property will not come with a warranty, so you would be well advised not to take a risk. For a property that age with no signs of problems a Home Buyer's report could be enough. They will highlight any apparent issues and recommend further investigation where relevant. Where there are any signs of problems obtain a full Building Survey from the beginning.