My previous solicitor has sent a quote for £1150 for leasehold conveyancing in Crawley. I am hoping to sell a Victorian house for £300,000. Is this expensive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Crawley?
The quote is slightly on the expensive side. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldlive to rue choosing an an untested solicitor. If is important to check the solicitor can act for your lender. You can employ our search tool to find a Crawley conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Crawley.
My husband and I are refinancing our maisonette in Crawley with Kent Reliance. We have a son 19 who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we remortgaged 4 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this compromise his entitlement to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Kent Reliance. This is solely used to protect Kent Reliance if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Kent Reliance had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The lender mentioned the home loan came with free conveyancing. Is the implication that I have to use their panel lawyer as I would prefer to instruct a Crawley based conveyancing firm?
You should check but the chances are that allocate you one of their panel lawyers if you accept the "fee-free" offer. Speak to the mortgage company and check if they allow a monetary alternative. It is not unheard for a lender to give a £250 cashback as a further option in which case you could put that amount towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor in Crawley.
I have justbeen informed that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Crawley for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to check if the property is in your name, you can make 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 Crawley conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Crawley differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Crawley contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is completed. This is because builders in Crawley tend to acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Crawley or who has acted in the same development.
My partner and I hope to acquire our 1st house in Crawley. Conveyancing practitioner has been chosen. The broker pointed out that a survey is not needed as the property is just 20 yrs old.
At the very least you should have a Home Buyer's Report. As the premises is more than ten years old the property will be without a warranty, so you would be well advised not to take a risk. For a property that age with no signs of defects a Home Buyer's report could suffice. They will highlight any obvious issues and suggest further investigation where appropriate. If there are any indications of problems obtain a full structural survey.