My Solicitor in Bognor Regis has never been on on the National Westminster Bank Conveyancing Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor even though they are not on the National Westminster Bank panel?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Bognor Regis solicitors but National Westminster Bank will need to instruct a solicitor on their panel. This will result in additional total conveyancing fees as well as result in frustration.
- Choose a new solicitor to act in the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are National Westminster Bank approved.
- Try to convince your National Westminster Bank solicitor to seek to join the National Westminster Bank panel
Me and my partner are purchasing a house in Bognor Regis. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to send money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am helping my sister sell her house in Bognor Regis. Will the solicitor arrange the EPC or it is for the seller to coordinate?
Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s became a mandatory element of moving house. An EPC should be to hand before the property is put on the market. It is not something that solicitors normally organise. If you are instructing a Bognor Regis conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established local energy assessors
I have paid off my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Bognor Regis property lawyer on the Coventry BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
It has been five months following my purchase conveyancing in Bognor Regis took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am using a search engine for the words on line conveyancing in Bognor Regis it brings up numerous solicitorslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable property lawyer for my move?
The best method of choosing a suitable conveyancer is via personal testimonial, so enquire of colleagues and family who have acquired a property in Bognor Regis or the respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Bognor Regis vary, so it's advisable to request at least three costs illustrations from varying types of conveyancers. Be sure to secure confirmation that the fees are fixed.
Planning to complete next month on a ground floor flat in Bognor Regis. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they report fully on Monday. What should I be looking out for?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Bognor Regis should include some of the following:
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Ground rent - how much and when you need to pay, and be on notice if this is subject to change Specifying your rights in relation to common areas in the building.For example, does the lease provide for a right of way over an accessway or staircase? Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your property and do you know what it means in practice? if lease caters for for a sinking fund? Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property?
Bognor Regis Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing
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Is there a share of the freehold? Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge payments? Generally speaking the cost for major works are not wrapped into the service charges, although there some managing agents in Bognor Regis ask leasehold owners to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific purpose of building a fund for major works.
Been reading online that Bognor Regis solicitors are more costly than Bognor Regis conveyancers in Bognor Regis when it comes to purchasing a property. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor where I am purchasing for my home move in Bognor Regis.
When it comes to conveyancing in Bognor Regis the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.