Just contacted my conveyancing solicitor in Cornwall who conducted the legals two years ago and wanted a conveyancing quote based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of similar values with a home loan from Aldermore. I am now being quoted double. Stick with what I know or do I try and find an alternative conveyancer?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £125. That being said, providing that you were pleased with the legal work the firm provided you couldlive to regret opting for an an unknown solicitor. If is important to ensure that the solicitor can act for Aldermore. You can utilise our search tool to locate a Cornwall conveyancing firm on the Aldermore approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Cornwall.
It is 10 years ago since I bought my home in Cornwall. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I am unable to track down the deeds. Is this a problem?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be with your lender or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who handled the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Cornwall relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more tricky but is resolvable.
The Cornwall conveyancing lawyers that I recently instructed on my purchase in Cornwall have without warning shut down. I only went with them because I needed a solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel and my family Cornwall lawyer was not. I paid them 275 plus VAT in advance. What should be my next steps?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away 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 should appoint new lawyers that are on the Santander 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 assist.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial land in Cornwall?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Cornwall will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Cornwall. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Cornwall.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Cornwall it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Cornwall commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Cornwall.
Am I right to be concerned by brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a national conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Cornwall conveyancing practice?
As with lots of service providers, often referrals from connections can be extremely useful or valuable. But there are many parties with a vested interest in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks may recommend lawyers to choose. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there might be a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You have the discretion to choose your preferred conveyancer. You need to be aware that most lenders specify a panel list of conveyancers you must use for the lender related work in your conveyancing.
My father-in-law has suggested that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Cornwall. Do I follow his advice?
No doubt it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to get recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually used the firm you're considering.