Me and my fiancee are buying our first home. The conveyancing practitioner has contact usto see if we want to order supplemental conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's recommended for conveyancing in Dulverton
The type of Dulverton conveyancing searches depends primarily on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your general approach to risk. What is important is that you adequately understand what information the searches could supply. You may then decide if you personally think you need that information. Where you are in doubt, ask the solicitor to guide you.
We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Dulverton for our house purchase. Our broker informed us that our mortgage lenders Britannia won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?
A bank can direct that an approved conveyancer act for it. You would be expected to bear the charges for this. Please make use of our tool to get a quote from a solicitor to carry conveyancing in Dulverton on the Britannia approved list of solicitors.
I just bought a flat at auction in Dulverton. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?
Having to in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you must appoint a conveyancing lawyer as a matter of urgency as you now have a pending a drop dead date to complete the conveyancing. Every auction property will have a bespoke legal pack. This should include most,if not all of the documents that your conveyancer requires. In the case of leasehold premises the auction papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork relating to a leasehold property. You must pass this on to the lawyer instructed by you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that your finances are in order to complete on the date specified in the contract.
My offer was accepted on a property in Dulverton on 23/9/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, all came back fine. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Yorkshire BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Clydesdale have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a property in Dulverton has been agreed to, what are the next steps?
The property agent will wish to be informed of your property lawyer's details (make sure the property lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Contact Clydesdale or your broker and finish off any appropriate paperwork. Clydesdale will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or vendor to book a time for the valuation to happen. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. Clydesdale will send the offer to you and your solicitors. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Dulverton.
I am buying a new build flat in Dulverton. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dulverton
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The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
I decided to have a survey done on a property in Dulverton prior to appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend not give a loan on this type of premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Dulverton. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
We are four weeks into a residential purchase having been directed to a firm by the high street agent to handle our conveyancing in Dulverton. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would have to be very poor in order to consider changing them. Has the loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. The conveyancer should be on the banks approved list to avoid added expenses and delays. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Dulverton