Willusing a Chafford Hundred conveyancing practitioner make the legal process smoother?
Established third party relationships is an important consideration when appointing conveyancing solicitors. Chafford Hundred law firms enjoy long term relationships with lenders and property, local authorities, valuers and other conveyancing firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Hosting vast intelligence of the local area is also a plus .
It is is a decade since I bought my property in Chafford Hundred. Conveyancing solicitors have now been retained on the sale but I can't track down my deeds. Is this a major issue?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be with your mortgage company or they may stored with the lawyers who acted in the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers procuring current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Chafford Hundred involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
Me and my partner are purchasing a apartment in Chafford Hundred. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to send money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
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.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred
There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Chafford Hundred and Solicitor firms in Chafford Hundred offering conveyancing It is important to make clear that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. The two can conduct other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Nationwide, do Chafford Hundred lawyers face a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
I have todayfound out that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Chafford Hundred for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Chafford Hundred conveyancing specialists.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Chafford Hundred is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?
Flying freeholds in Chafford Hundred are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Chafford Hundred you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chafford Hundred may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
We today become aware that one of the directors of the law firm undertaking the purchase conveyancing in Chafford Hundred is related to the vendor. Is this allowed?
As long as no conflict arises this is allowable. If you are requiring a home loan then the bank may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific requirements concerning this. For example for Clydesdale Bank as of 25/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :