My best friend’s dad is a conveyancing practitioner. I suspect that I'll be able to get mate’s fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Brentwood?
Do contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. The prices seem to vary but service levels do are distinct between property lawyers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
I'm the only recipient of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Brentwood. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in February. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship will be treated the same way as though I had purchased the house in February. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be affected by that. Most mortgage companies would take a pragmatic view as this requirement primarily exists to capture subsales or the quick reselling of properties.
Does a directory service exist listing HSBC panel solicitors in Brentwood on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
No. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings open the public online. Where you are looking for a Brentwood property lawyer on the HSBC please use our tool.
My sealed bid on a detached house in Brentwood has been accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on on an apartment, however it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other flats in the pipeline. I have instructed a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Brentwood. What should be my next step? When do I get the mortgage application with RBS going?
It is understandable to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (home loan application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Brentwood conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you should ensure that your conveyancer is on the RBS approved list. As to the subsequent stages this very much depends on the uniqueness of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market many purchasers would apply for a home loan with RBS and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their solicitor to press on with the conveyancing in Brentwood.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Brentwood. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Brentwood
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Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Brentwood is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Brentwood are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Brentwood you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Brentwood may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Brentwood for my home move. Can I review a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
One may read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training reasons.
I have today had an offer accepted on a leasehold flat in Brentwood and the broker that we are using recommended his conveyancing practitioner. She quoted £800 excluding VAT and 3rd party costs. Does this sound reasonable?
You should not rely on 1 quote. You should seek like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Brentwood. Then choose one that you are comfortable with and crucially, is on the approved list of the lender that you are sourcing your mortgage from.