Would the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend carry out attended exchange conveyancing in Duxford?
We do have a number of conveyancing experts who can conduct personalised exchanges. Please call us to get a fee calculation and details as to dates.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Duxford last December yet the purchaser is calling every few hours to moan that their lawyer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion steps unique to conveyancing in Duxford.
We're in Duxford, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is Co-operative , and our lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
Should our solicitor be raising questions concerning flooding during the conveyancing in Duxford.
Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers conducting conveyancing in Duxford. There are those who buy a house in Duxford, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a various checks that may be initiated by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Duxford. The conventional set of property information forms supplied to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard question of the vendor to discover if the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the vendor, then a purchaser may bring a claim for damages resulting from an incorrect answer. A buyer’s solicitors will also order an environmental search. This will reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries will need to be carried out.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Duxford. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Duxford
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There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
My father has recommend that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Duxford. Do I follow his recommendation?
No doubt the best way to find a conveyancing practitioner is to have referrals from friends or relatives who have used the firm that you are are thinking of instructing.