What is the best way to search for the right solicitor who can supply a quality service for my conveyancing in Blagdon?
First ask the people you trust who they experienced using in the past and if they were happy with the service.
Option 2 is to look on the web for conveyancing in Blagdon. Pick up the phone to two or three from the list and ask them to send you their conveyancing costs illustrations and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee the legal process beforecommitting.
Third is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors taking into account your personal requirements including location,timings, complications and who your intended mortgage company is. Don't take the bait of £99 conveyancing in Blagdon
My Solicitor in Blagdon has never been on on the Bank of Ireland Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to use my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the Bank of Ireland list of approved lawyers?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Blagdon lawyers but Bank of Ireland will need to retain a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total legal fees as well as cause delays.
- Find a new solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Bank of Ireland panel
My partner and I are downsizing from our property in Blagdon and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using a factory type conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Blagdon. Having lived in Blagdon for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
How does conveyancing in Blagdon differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Blagdon approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Blagdon tend to acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Blagdon or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Blagdon is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Blagdon are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Blagdon you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Blagdon may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a residence in Neath but live in Blagdon. My lawyer (based 250 kilometers from merequires that I sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Blagdon to attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Blagdon based