I am in a contract race with another prospective purchaser for a property in Cubitt Town. What can I do to expedite matters?
First, If the seller is applying time constraints to complete we would recommend that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will benefit local contacts and know-how. It is possible that they may have handled otherproperties in the same street. Therefore consider using a Cubitt Town conveyancing lawyer. In addition, check that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is believed that nearly one in five of Cubitt Town conveyancing deals are held up or derailed after discovering a buyer’s lawyer was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the transaction being held up by as much as three weeks. It is believed that this issue affects approximately 100,000 home moves every year. Almost all Cubitt Town conveyancing practices can not represent certain lenders so do check at the outset.
My wife and I purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Cubitt Town. We would like to an extension at the rear at the property.Will legal due diligence on the property involve enquiries to determine if these alterations were previously refused?
Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Cubitt Town can sometimes identify restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain works or need the consent of another owner. Certain additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I happen to be the sole recipient of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Cubitt Town. The Cubitt Town property was put into my name in April. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in April. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?
The CML handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be affected by that. many lenders would take a sensible view as this obligation is primarily there to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.
My wife and I are in the throws of looking at apartments in Cubitt Town and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a mortgage with Co-operative.
You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are getting a mortgage with Co-operative, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial site in Cubitt Town?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Cubitt Town will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Cubitt Town. The search result sets out definitive data 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 Cubitt Town.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Cubitt Town it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Cubitt Town commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Cubitt Town.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial property in Cubitt Town and how can you help?
The 1954 Act affords security of tenure to commercial tenants, giving them the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing practices who use the act for protection and assist with commercial conveyancing in Cubitt Town
My uncle has recommend that I use his conveyancers in Cubitt Town. Should I use them?
There are no two ways about it the ideal way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to get guidance from friends or family who have experience in using the solicitor that you are contemplating using.
I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the bank solicitor panel.