My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in East Hunsbury. I need to find out if they are on the Platform Home Loans Ltd approved list of lawyers. Can you help?
The first thing to do is phone your conveyancer and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you can get in touch with Platform Home Loans Ltd who may be able to confirm.
I am buying a house and the lawyer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the property may be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in East Hunsbury
Unless a previous purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in East Hunsbury to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in East Hunsbury. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in East Hunsbury of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in East Hunsbury differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in East Hunsbury approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because developers in East Hunsbury usually purchase the real estate, 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 used to new build conveyancing in East Hunsbury or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. East Hunsbury is where the house is located. Can you offer any assistance?
Flying freeholds in East Hunsbury are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in East Hunsbury you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in East Hunsbury may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
How do I use your search facility to find a conveyancing solicitor in East Hunsbury on the panel for my lender?
First choose a bank such as Barclays , Leeds Building Society or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then specify your preferred area for example East Hunsbury. Conveyancing firms in East Hunsbury and nationally should be shown.