Are the BSA intent on creating a searchable register to to identify firms on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel for example in Drakes Cross?
We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.
I am assisting my step-mother sell her flat in Drakes Cross. Will the conveyancer order the energy performance certificate or it is for the owner to coordinate?
Following the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was retained a mandatory element of moving property. An energy performance certificate should be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. It is not something that law firms normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Drakes Cross conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange EPC’s given their contacts with long established local accredited person
is it true that all Drakes Cross solicitor firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Co-operative approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Some lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Drakes Cross conveyancing solicitors were instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Skipton?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Skipton done the survey? Have you informed Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
Do I need to take out insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when purchasing a residence in Drakes Cross?
Unless a previous acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Drakes Cross to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
How does conveyancing in Drakes Cross differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Drakes Cross approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because developers in Drakes Cross usually purchase 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Drakes Cross or who has acted in the same development.
I am looking for a flat up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Drakes Cross I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Drakes Cross in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?
Should you need a mortgage that many years will likely be problematic. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
Is it possible to swap conveyancer as I have to instruct a firm on the Halifax conveyancing list. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in Drakes Cross five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Halifax
It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Drakes Cross on the Halifax panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Drakes Cross. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Drakes Cross.