Would the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search app handle right to buy conveyancing in Clifton?
We work with a variety of conveyancing conveyancers who can conduct right to buy transactions Please e-mail the lawyers listed in order to obtain a costs calculation.
It is a dozen years since I purchased my property in Clifton. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I am unable to find the deeds. Is this a major issue?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Clifton relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.
We wanted to use a property lawyer in Clifton for our house move. Our financial adviser informed us that our mortgage company Halifax won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?
A mortgage company will require a panel conveyancer act for it. Borrowers are expected to bear the charges for this. Please make use of our directory service to locate a solicitor to conduct conveyancing in Clifton on the Halifax approved list of solicitors.
A relative advised me that where I am buying in Clifton I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Clifton conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Clifton around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Clifton Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Clifton.
I have recentlybeen informed that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Clifton for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can carry out 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 Clifton conveyancing specialists.
Is it best to go with a Clifton conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal work however her office is 200kilometers away.
The primary upside of using a local Clifton conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, present your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and in the main were happy that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Clifton conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.