I am expecting a offer of a home loan from Nat West. I intend to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Blagdon. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel include Licensed Conveyancers?
The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
When will exchange of contracts happen for sale conveyancing in Blagdon and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?
If you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Blagdon you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we recommend offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the purchase agreement is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the solicitor to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Blagdon)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are a common cause of stalling in Blagdon house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Blagdon.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Blagdon I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Blagdon for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.
As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a house in Cardiff but live in Blagdon. My conveyancer (who is 250 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Blagdon who can witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Blagdon based
I am not able to visit my Blagdon conveyancing lawyers office to sign documents connected to my conveyancing in Blagdon – will this be problematic?
You need not be concerned. Blagdon conveyancing lawyers can deal with conveyancing transactions for clients wider afield. You are unlikely to be required to attend a Blagdon conveyancers office. Almost all property lawyer can undertake all communications through post, email, telephone and fax.