Having sold my house in Bodfari last July yet the purchaser is Skype messaging me to moan that her lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
After completion of your disposal your conveyancer is committed to send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your solicitor must also confirm that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks specific conveyancing in Bodfari.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Bodfari. I I am struggling to find out if they are on the Lloyds TSB Bank approved list of lawyers. Can you advise?
You should call your conveyancer and enquire if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you should get in touch with Lloyds TSB Bank who may be able to assist.
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Bodfari. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Bodfari of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Am I right to be suspicious by estate agents that I am dealing with are recommending a factory type conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Bodfari conveyancing company?
As with many professional services, often recommendations from connections can be very helpful. Nevertheless there are numerous players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, financial adviser and mortgage companies might all suggest conveyancers to instruct. Sometimes the conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but sometimes there may be a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You have the right to select your preferred conveyancer. You need to be aware that most lenders have an approved list of law firms you have to use for the lender aspect of your house move.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Bodfari for my purchase. Is there any facility to review a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
You can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training purposes.
Due to exchange soon on a garden flat in Bodfari. Conveyancing solicitors assured me that they are sending me a report next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Bodfari should include some of the following:
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Defining your legal entitlements in respect of common areas in the block.For instance, does the lease contain a right of way over a path or hallways? Changes to the property You should know if the lease allows you to change or upgrade anything in the property- you should know whether any restrictions applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether licences for alterations is required How long the lease is. You should receive guidance as what happens when the lease ends, and aware of the importance of the 80 year mark Details of the parties to the lease, e.g. these could be the leaseholder, superior lessor, landlord
I am the registered owner of a 1st floor flat in Bodfari, conveyancing was carried out in 2011. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding properties in Bodfari with an extended lease are worth £201,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2091
With only 65 years unexpired the likely cost is going to be between £13,300 and £15,400 plus legals.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.