I am in need of a property lawyer. Should I go for for an online conveyancer or a high street Dereham conveyancing solicitor?
Generally conveyancing lawyers in your location will enjoy good relationships with your local authority, which could assist with your Dereham conveyancing searches that your conveyancer will require on your transaction. It can only help if they have existing relationships with the Land Registry covering your area Dereham, other lawyers in the area and Dereham property agents.
Having sold my house in Dereham last February yet the purchaser is texting daily to moan that their conveyancer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
After completion of your house sale your conveyancer should forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where appropriate, your lawyer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion formalities specific conveyancing in Dereham.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Dereham?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Dereham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Dereham prior to appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend not grant a loan on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Dereham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Dereham to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Dereham for my remortgage. Is it possible to see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Anyone may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training reasons.
I own a leasehold flat in Dereham. Conveyancing was completed in 21012. I have read on various consumer forums that I mustn’t allow the lease length fall too short. Why is that a problem?
Dereham domestic long term leases are for a fixed period - often ninety nine years when they are first granted. However a significant appartments in Dereham were built or converted in the 60’s and so such leases now have under eighty years remaining. That may seem like a long time but Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage lenders tend to need leases to have a minimum of 75 years left to adequate security. This means that when you come to sell the property you will need to extend the term of your lease if you are nearing 75 years. To increase your property value you should be considering whether to extend your lease well in advance of selling the property. There are also significant benefits to taking action before the lease reaches even 80 years as when the lease falls below 80 years the amount to be paid to extend starts to escalate.