Much to our surprise we have been notified by our IFA that my Caister On Sea solicitor is not on the bank Solicitor panel. What can I do to be certain that this is indeed the case?
You need to contact your Caister On Sea lawyer directly. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Caister On Sea. I I am struggling to find out whether they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?
You should phone your solicitor and enquire if they can act for the lender. Otherwise you should get in touch with Barclays who may be able to confirm.
Should my conveyancer be making enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Caister On Sea.
Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers dealing with homes in Caister On Sea. There are those who purchase a property in Caister On Sea, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.
Conveyancers are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be initiated by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which can figure out the risks in Caister On Sea. The standard property information forms given to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a standard question of the owner to determine whether the premises has historically flooded. If the premises has been flooded in past and is not revealed by the vendor, then a purchaser could commence a claim for damages as a result of such an incorrect reply. The buyer’s conveyancers will also commission an enviro report. This will disclose whether there is any known flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be conducted.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Caister On Sea. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Caister On Sea of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a house in Neath but live in Caister On Sea. My solicitor (approximately 300 miles awayneeds me to sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Caister On Sea to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Caister On Sea based
My fiance is buying a studio flat in Caister On Sea. He has received an estimate by the conveyancing practitioner connected to the estate agents and it came to £1250 . It was ten years ago since I sold and purchased a property and it cost was £450. Have costs really escalated to that extent?
You should visit 3 or 4 local Caister On Sea conveyancing firms requesting estimates. It is advisable to base your choice not solely on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the response was.