When will exchange of contracts take place for residential conveyancing in Carlton and do I need to be at the lawyers branch?
Where you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Carlton you are welcome to come in to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we recommend offer a national conveyancing service and provide just as diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract is necessary for the solicitor to address the formalities when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Carlton)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
Me and my partner are buying a apartment in Carlton. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we will need to send our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
Are all Carlton Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel?
A selection of lenders now make use of CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in December 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, UBS are being difficult. The Carlton solicitor who is on the UBS conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but UBS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do UBS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that UBS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why UBS may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Carlton?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Carlton. 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…’
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Carlton before appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor advised that some banks tend not grant a loan on this type of premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can investigate further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Carlton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Carlton to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I am selling my home. My previous lawyers has retired. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Carlton if that makes a difference.
You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Carlton. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.
Is there a reason that Carlton conveyancing costs differ for leasehold and freehold properties?
If purchasing a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control