Why would I instruct a Cambridgeshire conveyancing firm when online alternatives are less expensive?
To take your time to find shop around for conveyancing costs in Cambridgeshire and you should seek a reasonable quote but don’t be focused with looking for the lowest priced Cambridgeshire conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a smooth and a stressful move. You need to ensure that you have expert advice from an experienced conveyancer. An e-mail can never replace a phone discussion and are no substitute for a one to one appointment. Our partner firms will find you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of continuity that you will never get with an online conveyancer. He or She will keep you updated on headway and keep you informed. Should it ever be necessary to contact the office you will know who to ask for and they will ensure you're not left wondering what's going on.
The owners of the home we are looking to purchase hired a conveyancing solicitor in Cambridgeshire who has recommended a preliminary contract with a non-refundable deposit 6,000. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?
This form of agreement is unusual in Cambridgeshire, conveyancers are not keen on them as they detract from focusing on the primary focus, namely conveyancing and if you end up having your deposit forfeited then the solicitor is left exposed. Secondly, there is no guarantee that just because the proprietor has entered into a lock out agreement they will complete the sale with you. They may breach the agreement if they receive a large enough offer to do so because an aggrieved party with the benefit of a exclusivitycontract will still be obliged establish consequential losses from the breach and this may not equate the extra amount that the owner may secure by breaking the contract, no matter how morally unworthy the behaviour is.
My partner and I have organised a further advance on our mortgage from Nottingham as we intend to carry out alterations to our property in Cambridgeshire. Do we need to appoint a nearby Cambridgeshire solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Nottingham would not normally instruct firms on their conveyancing panel to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Santander. Cambridgeshire conveyancing solicitors were chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Santander?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Santander conducted the valuation? Have you advised Santander as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Santander conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Cambridgeshire. My financial adviser suggested a solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £200. Shortly after, the property lawyer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in Cambridgeshire?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Cambridgeshire will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Cambridgeshire it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Cambridgeshire commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Cambridgeshire.
I have a 4 bedroom Victorian property in Cambridgeshire. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Accord Mortgages Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Cambridgeshire and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Cambridgeshire I like with open areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Cambridgeshire in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.