Much to our surprise we have been told by our mortgage broker that my Chigwell property lawyer is not on the bank Solicitor panel. What can I do to be certain whether this is indeed the case?
You need to contact your Chigwell conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Chigwell conveyancing firm that is on the conveyancing panel for your bank.
Do I have to pop into the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Chigwell so that I can pop in to their offices when needed.
Whereas this was necessary 12 years ago, almost all lenders no longer need their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the borrowers signature. It will still be necessary for you to provide ID documents and there are still manifest benefits to choosing a locally based ayer, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Chigwell.
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Chigwell and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A high street Chigwell conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using an internet conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Chigwell. Having lived in Chigwell for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Chigwell. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chigwell
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Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.
As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a house in Neath but I am based in Chigwell. My lawyer (who is 300 miles from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Chigwell who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Chigwell
My mother and father are encountering difficulties in finding their Chigwell land registry title on the website. They recall that 48 years ago when they purchased the property there were complications regarding Chigwell not being recognised in some systems.
Almost all residences in Chigwell should appear. Have you attempted a search to simply the postcode. Normally it should reveal all the properties inside that postcode. Where recorded it will be there with a title number. If they bought fifty years ago it's conceivable it may be unrecorded. The property may still be revealed but with the title number shown 'na'. In this scenario you will need to locate the original title papers which may be with your parent’s bank.