I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must vacate my rented flat in Blackfriars by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice for your lease until exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not previously done so, contact to your lawyer and request that they apply pressure on the owners solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will work to achieve
When does exchange of contracts happen for domestic conveyancing in Blackfriars and do I need to attend the conveyancers office?
If you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Blackfriars you are welcome to attend to sign contracts. That being said, the firms we work with provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not the critical part. A signed contract is necessary for the firm to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Blackfriars)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need this when purchasing a property in Blackfriars? or I am told that there is an ancient law that means some house owners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Blackfriars?
Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can assume that solicitors conducting conveyancing in Blackfriars to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
The deeds to my home can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Blackfriars 5 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?
Nowadays there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know precisely where to locate all the relevant documentation so you may buy or sell your house without any difficulty. If duplicates are not available, your solicitor can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against future claims on the premises.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but live in Blackfriars. My solicitor (based 300 miles awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Blackfriars to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Blackfriars based
My fiance and I have recently had an offer agreed on a property and had an appointment on Tuesday with HSBC for the mortgage. They have informed me that when it comes to selecting a property lawyer that unless they are on their approved panel of conveyancers then we will incur an additional charge of £200. This is because they would then have to select a property lawyer to act on their behalf in addition to the one we choose to act on our behalf and we will be on the hook for their costs. I have asked HSBC to send me with a list so I can obtain quotes only from their approved solicitors but was told that I need to check with each individual conveyancer to see if they are on the panel. Is there a simple way of finding out who is on a lender panel?
Ask HSBC what their panel criteria is for a solicitor.Then ask the conveyancer of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on loans for HSBC previously. If the answer to those is yes, then just double check with HSBC. Another option is to make use of our search facility and we should be able to locate a solicitor in Blackfriars on the panel for HSBC.