I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in East Leake. I I would like to check whether they are accepted on the Bank of Ireland approved list of lawyers. Could you assist?
The first thing to do is contact the solicitor and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you can call Bank of Ireland who may be able to help.
Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in East Leake. Conveyancing is required. What is next?
Given that you are now legally committed yourself to purchase you must retain a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of urgency as you now have a tight a drop dead date to complete the deal. Every auction property will have a corresponding auction pack. This should include most,if not all of the paperwork that your solicitor will need. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the auction papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation relating to leasehold premises. You need to pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
We previously appointed conveyancing lawyers with offices in East Leake on the Coventry BS solicitor panel. They are now charging me an additional charge for the legal aspects of the Coventry BS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Coventry BS?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner can levy a fee for this. The fee is not set by Coventry BS but by your East Leake property lawyer. Numerous firms on the Coventry BS panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms incorporate it on their overall fee.
Intending to buy a house in East Leake. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the East Leake solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.
My friend recommended that where I am buying in East Leake I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard East Leake conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about East Leake around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the East Leake Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about East Leake.
I have todaybeen informed that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in East Leake for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of East Leake conveyancing specialists.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in East Leake prior to retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not grant a loan on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in East Leake. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Am I better off to go with a East Leake conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can execute the legal work however her office is over three hundred miles away.
The primary upside of using a high street East Leake conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign documents, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local East Leake know how is a benefit. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and the majority were content that should trump using an unknown East Leake conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.