Completed the sale of my flat in Crawcrook last April yet the purchaser is telephoning every few hours to say their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your solicitor should deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where appropriate, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Crawcrook.
If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Crawcrook what would it be?
We would encourage you not to base your choice on the cheapest Crawcrook conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Crawcrook on 23/10/2024, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Skipton and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Are Skipton entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Skipton to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I've read lots of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Crawcrook solicitor - who is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Nationwide will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nationwide will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Crawcrook surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
Is it necessary to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when acquiring a house in Crawcrook?
Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Crawcrook to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Crawcrook I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Crawcrook in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
I am downsizing from my house. My former solicitors has retired. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Crawcrook if that affects matters.
Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Crawcrook. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.
My uncle has encouraged me to instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Crawcrook. Should I find my own conveyancer?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Crawcrook conveyancing lawyer the best way to select a conveyancing lawyer is to seek recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor that you are considering.