I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must be out of my rented property in Brixham by 13/11/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice for your lease unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your conveyancer and urge them to they seek the assistance the sellers side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will work towards
In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Brixham? Is this really necessary?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the ID of the person or body they are dealing with prior to agreeing to accepting their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you are required to sign should reaffirm this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be checked. If you are unwilling to supply ID verification documents, your lawyer can not take you on as a client.
We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Brixham for our house move. Our broker informed us that our mortgage company Skipton Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?
Pre- 2008 most lenders had an appetite for risk which was higher than today. Almost all Brixham conveyancing firms would have been on most bank panels. The FSA in 2010 carried out a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which come to the conclusion: mortgage lenders should know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies are increasingly seeing more information from law firms relating to their operations and their employees and establishing certain criteria such a completing on a minimum amount of conveyancing. Many Brixham conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have Unblemished track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Brixham is amongst the numerous locations where the solicitors showing on our search results are on the panel for Skipton Building Society.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Brixham?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Brixham will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Brixham. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Brixham.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Brixham it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could cause delays to Brixham commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Brixham.
How easy is it to swap solicitor as I have to choose a firm on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Brixham round the corner but she is not accepted by National Westminster Bank
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Brixham on the National Westminster Bank panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Brixham. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Brixham.
My conveyancers in Brixham have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the bank. Is it case that being on the bank conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the bank Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the mortgage company directly.