It is a dozen years since I bought my home in Blaydon On Tyne. Conveyancing solicitors have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to find the title deeds. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be with the mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who handled the purchase. Secondly in most cases the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Blaydon On Tyne relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
The Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing solicitors that just started acting on my house acquisition in Blaydon On Tyne have without warning shut down. They were on acting for me because I had to have a firm on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel and my previous Blaydon On Tyne lawyer was not. I paid them £170 on account. What are my options?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.
I am helping my mother sell her property in Blaydon On Tyne. Does the solicitor arrange an EPC or do I organise this?
Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was kept a compulsory element of selling a house. An EPC must be to hand in advance of the property being placed on the market. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with long established Blaydon On Tyne assessors
Intending to buy a flat in Blaydon On Tyne. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Blaydon On Tyne solicitor is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel.
Our offer on a property in Blaydon On Tyne has been accepted, but there is a chain. The sellers have placed an offer on a property, however it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other apartments in the pipeline. I have selected a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Blaydon On Tyne. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Bank of Ireland going?
It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey, Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must ensure that your lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland approved list. Concerning the next phase this very much depends on the specifics of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market some buyers would apply for the mortgage with Bank of Ireland and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their conveyancing practitioner to proceed with the conveyancing in Blaydon On Tyne.
Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial estate in Blaydon On Tyne?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Blaydon On Tyne will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Blaydon On Tyne. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Blaydon On Tyne.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Blaydon On Tyne it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Blaydon On Tyne commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Blaydon On Tyne.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in Blaydon On Tyne and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act affords protection to commercial leaseholders, granting the dueness to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Blaydon On Tyne is one of the numerous areas of the UK in which our lawyers have offices
Is it true that a Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing solicitor has court proceedings brought against them by a client for failing to conduct comprehensive conveyancing searches?
We are not aware of such a Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing claim but it has been reported that, clients purchasing a property in Cumbria successfully won a claim against their conveyancing practitioner as a consequence of development permission to erect a wind farm not being picked up in conveyancing searches.
If you are purchasing in Blaydon On Tyne It is essential that your conveyancer conduct all Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing searches needed to ensure you have relevant and current information ahead of acquiring a home in Blaydon On Tyne.