Am I correct in assuming that the fact that my conveyancer in Church Village is not identified on my bank's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the standard of her work?
That is most likely an incorrect assumption to make. There are plenty of reasonable explanations. Just recently a report by the solicitors regulator indicated that over three quarters of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The most common reasons for removal are: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the solicitor is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Should you be concerned you should contact the Church Village conveyancing firm and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your bank.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Church Village even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I wish to acquire an office in Church Village with a mortgage from National Westminster Bank?
Our comparison service is mainly used to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Church Village but we have recorded towards the end of this page a selection of Church Village commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for National Westminster Bank
I am assisting my niece sell her flat in Church Village. Will the solicitor arrange an energy assessment or should I organise this?
Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was left as a mandatory element of moving house. An EPC should be commissioned in advance of the property being placed on the market. This is not a task that law firms ordinarily arrange. Where you are instructing a Church Village conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with reputable local energy assessors
Is it the case that all Church Village solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the UBS conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be governed by the CLC.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Co-operative. Church Village conveyancing lawyers were appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Co-operative?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Co-operative conducted the survey? Have you advised Co-operative as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
What will a local search tell me regarding the property my wife and I purchasing in Church Village?
Church Village conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Searchflow The local search plays a central role in many a Church Village conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Church Village I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Church Village suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you need a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Church Village for my house move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public can read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training purposes.