I instructed a local solicitor for our conveyancing in Brent Park recently. Looking through the Terms I notewe are liable for costs even if the sale doesn't happen. Should I go with them or select an on-line firm promoting no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Brent Park?
It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is advertised then the fee levels will tend to be be more expensive to neutralise those transactions that do not proceed. Do bear in mind that these deals tend not to cover outlay e.g. Brent Park conveyancing search expenses.
Do lawyers request money on account for conveyancing in Brent Park?
If you are buying a property in Brent Park your solicitor will ask you place them with monies to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is payable against the purchase price then this should be asked for shortly prior to contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer a couple of days ahead of the day of completion.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Brent Park. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Brent Park of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Brent Park with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my solicitor about the extras as it could affect my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Taking into account that I am about to spend £400,000 on a terraced house in Brent Park I would like to have a conversation with the lawyer concerning thehouse move ahead of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?
We could not agree more - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor due to be carrying out your conveyancing in Brent Park.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a matter number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Brent Park should be the figure that you are charged.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my father I am selling a house in Newport but live in Brent Park. My solicitor (approximately 200 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Brent Park who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Brent Park based