What is the best way to search for the right solicitor who can provide a quality service for my conveyancing in Cambourne?
First ask your friends and family whom they would instruct.
Second, look on the internet for conveyancing in Cambourne. Call a couple or more firms from the list and invite them to send you their conveyancing fee calculations and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee your conveyancing in advance ofmaking your decision.
Option 3 is to use this site to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your own expectations including area of the property,deadlines, complexity and who the proposed mortgage company is. Don't take the bait of £99 conveyancing in Cambourne
It is 10 years ago since I bought my house in Cambourne. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I can't track down the title documents. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by your mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the conveyancers who handled the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Cambourne involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
My lawyer in Cambourne is not on the Aldermore Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to use my family solicitor even though they are not on the Aldermore panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Cambourne solicitors but Aldermore will need to instruct a conveyancer on their panel. This will result in additional total legal charges and cause frustration.
- Choose a new solicitor to act in the purchase, remembering to check they are on the Aldermore panel
I happen to be the sole recipient of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Cambourne. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in November. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in November. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates 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 caught by that. How sensible a view banks take of it, depend on the lender as this provision is primarily there to identify subsales or the flipping of properties.
I am expecting a AIP from Santander this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Santander recommend any Cambourne solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Cambourne solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Santander conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Santander through the process.
My wife and I are in the process of viewing flats in Cambourne and I am about to put in an offer. Is it sensible to have my solicitor on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a mortgage with Principality.
It would be sensible to start your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. As you are seeking a mortgage with Principality, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Cambourne for my house move. Is it possible to see a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
Members of the public may review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor call for training reasons.
Been on the hunt for a lawyer for freehold sale conveyancing in Cambourne. We are selling, simple no mortgage to redeem, no hurry, currently vacant. Received a quote from a conveyancer for a thousand pounds excluding VAT which is a tad steep considering its so straightforward. Is it possible to find less expensive fees for conveyancing in Cambourne?
Considering it’s a sale only, £425 + VAT would be about the cheapest for a Cambourne solicitor firm.