We are due to exchange on the purchase of a property in Bilston but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have managed to agree compensation from the vendor in the sum of £3k taking the form of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of a side agreement yet Nationwide will not agree to this. Why were they notified?
The conveyancing practitioner that is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel is duty bound to inform Nationwide of any changes to the sale price. If you were to refuse your conveyancing practitioner to disclose the price change to Nationwide then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Nationwide and you would have to appoint a new solicitor for your conveyancing in Bilston.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Bilston last March but my buyer keeps texting me complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
Post completion of your disposal your conveyancer is committed to send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where appropriate, your conveyancer must also evidence that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Bilston.
My lawyer in Bilston is not listed on the Bank of Ireland Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Bank of Ireland panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your existing Bilston lawyers but Bank of Ireland will need to retain a lawyer on their panel. This will result in additional total conveyancing charges and cause frustration.
- Find an alternative lawyer to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Bank of Ireland approved.
- Try to convince your Bank of Ireland solicitor to attempt to join the Bank of Ireland panel
The deeds to my house are lost. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Bilston 4 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?
Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be recorded by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, identify your house and obtain current copies of the property title for a small fee. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.
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Are there any apps to help find a Bilston conveyancing solicitor on the lender conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 10miles to meet the solicitor.
You can use the find a conveyancing panel search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Bilston and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Bilston. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the lender solicitor panel.