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Reasons to use our Caistor conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Using a a family Solicitor generally results in a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 2 Caistor solicitors work in conjunction with Caistor estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to home movers every step of the way, offering all the legal expertise and help you require
  • 3 Caistor conveyancers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Excellent communication and pure property experience are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Caistor property deals can become significantly more protracted because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 5 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Caistor regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Caistor and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Caistor since December 2024*

Sale

of terraced premises, Millbrook, LN7 6AX completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £175,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Transfer

of semi-detached property, Easthall Road, LN7 6HA completing on 07/01/2025 at a price of £240,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Caistor

I am nearing exchange of contracts for my ground floor flat in Caistor and the estate agent has just called to warn that the purchasers are appointing a new law firm. The reason given is that the bank will only engage with solicitors on their conveyancing panel. Why would a big named lender only engage with specific law firms rather the firm that they want to appoint to handle their conveyancing in Caistor ?

Lenders have always had panels of law firms that can act for them, but in the past few years big names such as Lloyds Banking Group, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for decades.

Lending institutions justify this action to a rise in fraud as the reason for the reduction – criteria have been stiffened as a smaller panel is easier to monitor. Banks tend not to disclose how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society says it is being contacted daily by practices that have been removed from panels. Plenty of firms are unaware that they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. The buyers are unlikely to have any sway in the decision.

I'm the only beneficiary of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Caistor. The Caistor property was put into my name in February. I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership will be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in February. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be impacted by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the bank as this requirement chiefly exists to identify subsales or the flipping of property.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with RBS. I assume I don't need a Caistor conveyancer on the RBS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your RBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the RBS mortgage from the register. RBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where RBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. RBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your RBS mortgage has been paid off.

I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Caistor on 31/1/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Clydesdale and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Clydesdale to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Caistor?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Caistor will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Caistor. The search result provides definitive information 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 Caistor.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Caistor it is crucial 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 Caistor commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Caistor.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Caistor?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Caistor. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

How does conveyancing in Caistor differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Caistor come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because builders in Caistor tend to purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Caistor or who has acted in the same development.

I am 17 days into a leasehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the selling agent to do our conveyancing in Caistor. We are not happy. Could you help me find new solicitors?

They would need to be very bad to suggest replacing them. Has your loan offer been issued? If so you need to make them aware of the new lawyer and ensure the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders panel to avoid added charges and delays. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool will assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Caistor

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Caistor?

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Caistor. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Be supplied with a timeous, independent and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Caistor about your conveyancing in Caistor.

Typically, Caistor conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Ordering Caistor searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers prepared the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising enquiries with the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Examining replies given by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Caistor has some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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