We see that you have a search directory listing firms on the UBS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Canterbury?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Canterbury.
Do I need to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a house in Canterbury?
Unless a previous acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Canterbury to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Canterbury?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Canterbury. 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…’
What tools are available to locate a Canterbury law firm on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Canterbury conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Canterbury conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to see if they are on the National Westminster Bank approved list
In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a house in Cardiff but I am based in Canterbury. My lawyer (based 300 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Canterbury who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Canterbury based
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Canterbury. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the unexpired term of the lease.
If the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Canterbury - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Canterbury - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying
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Does the lease have in excess of 80 years unexpired? What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the apartment? Are there any major works anticipated that will add a premium to the service charges?