Completed the sale of my flat in Burnley last December but our buyer keeps whats apping me complaining that their lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Following your disposal your conveyancer should deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion formalities just for conveyancing in Burnley.
I am intent on selling our property in Burnley and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Burnley. We have lived in Burnley for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Burnley. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Burnley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, 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 a new build house in Burnley benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep advised me not inform my conveyancer about the side-deal as it could jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Burnley I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Burnley suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.
My business partner and I are looking to take over a lease of an office on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Burnley for below £1,200?
We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Burnley, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are intending to buy or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we can put you in touch with the right firm. Regarding the costs this will depend on the structure and nuances of the deal. Let us have your details or phone so as to enable us to supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.