The Chandlers Ford conveyancing lawyers that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Chandlers Ford have without warning shut down. I chose them because I needed a firm on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel and my preferred Chandlers Ford lawyer was not. I cut them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What are my options?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help.
My colleague advised me that if I am purchasing in Chandlers Ford I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Chandlers Ford conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Chandlers Ford around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Chandlers Ford Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Chandlers Ford.
My wife and I purchased a 4 bedroom Georgian property in Chandlers Ford. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Bank of Ireland. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Chandlers Ford and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.
I am purchasing my first flat in Chandlers Ford with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent suggested that I not disclose to my conveyancer about this deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I am selling my home. My past solicitors have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Chandlers Ford if that makes things easier.
Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Chandlers Ford. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.
I am using a search engine for the words cheap conveyancing in Chandlers Ford it reveals many conveyancersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right property lawyer for purchase transaction?
The preferential way of finding the right conveyancer is through a trusted testimonial, so ask colleagues and family who have acquired a property in Chandlers Ford or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Chandlers Ford vary, so it's a good idea to request a minimum of four fee estimates from different property lawyers. Be sure to seek confirmation that the costs are assured not to rise.