I am in need of a property lawyer. Do I opt for a national conveyancer or a high street Brent Park conveyancing lawyer?
Brent Park is a unique place, where neighbourhood know-how helps. The relaxed pace of life has it’s attractions – just not when it comes to your house move. The solicitors that we list host deep Brent Park know how with a positive, can doapproach that ensures everything runs smoothly. It is a definite plus if they benefit from well established relationships with financial advisers, search providers, surveyors and counterpart Brent Park conveyancing practitioners
I am acquiring a property for cash in Brent Park. I have resided for the previous Seventeen years in Brent Park. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
If you not getting a home loan, then all but one or two of the Brent Park conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but she is duty bound to do this. One thing to consider; if you are likely to sell the house at a future date, it will be of relevance to your prospective buyer what the searches disclose. On occasion premises with apparent issues can still throw up negative search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Brent Park will provide you some practical guidance in this regard.
My lawyer in Brent Park has never been on on the Bank of Scotland Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to use my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the Bank of Scotland list of approved lawyers?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Brent Park lawyers but Bank of Scotland will need to use a solicitor on their panel. This will result in additional total legal charges as well as cause frustration.
- Find a new solicitor to to deal with the purchase, remembering to check they are Bank of Scotland approved.
- Try to convince your Bank of Scotland solicitor to attempt to join the Bank of Scotland panel
I am assisting my step-mother sell her house in Brent Park. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission the EPC or it is for me to coordinate?
After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was left as a required part of moving property. An EPC needs to be commissioned before the property is marketed. This is not a task that law firms normally organise. If you are using a Brent Park conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established local assessors
We were going to get a AIP from Kent Reliance this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Brent Park solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Brent Park solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.
Planning on purchasing a house in Brent Park. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nationwide 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 Brent Park property lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel.
Am I best advised to go with a Brent Park conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can perform the legal work however her office is a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.
The benefit of a local Brent Park conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were content that should outweigh using an unknown Brent Park conveyancing lawyer just because they are round the corner.
My partner and I intend to purchase our 1st home in Brent Park. Conveyancing lawyer already instructed. The financial consultant suggested that a survey is not necessary as the property was only constructed in 2002.
You would be well advised to take a Home Buyer's Report. As the residence was built more than a decade ago the property will be without a warranty, so you would be well advised not to take a risk. Where a property of this age shows no signs of problems a Home Buyer's report may suffice. They will highlight any apparent problems and recommend additional investigation if appropriate. If there are any indications of material issues get a full Building Survey from the beginning.