Finally the sale completed on my house in Edith Weston last October but my buyer keeps e-mailing me to say her solicitor needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Post completion of your house sale your lawyer should forward the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks specific conveyancing in Edith Weston.
What is the best way to investigate if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Edith Weston is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for National Westminster Bank thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in further conveyancing invoice.
Please do take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Edith Weston’ or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer based in Edith Weston or by proximity to you.
Various web forums that I have visited warn that are a common cause of stalling in Edith Weston house deals. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Edith Weston.
Am I right to be suspicious that brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a national conveyancing firm rather than a local Edith Weston conveyancing practice?
As is the case with lots of service providers, often recommendations from connections can be worth their weight in gold. Nevertheless there are lots of parties with a keen interest in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and banks may put forward solicitors to choose. Sometimes the solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but occasionally there may be a financial incentive behind the recommendation. You have the right to choose your preferred lawyer. However, bear in mind that many mortgage providers specify a panel list of law firms you have to use for the lender aspect of your conveyancing.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a residence in Neath but I am based in Edith Weston. My conveyancer (who is 300 miles awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Edith Weston who can attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Edith Weston based
Back In 2003, I bought a leasehold house in Edith Weston. Conveyancing and Bank of Scotland mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing practitioner in Edith Weston who previously acted has long since retired. What should I do?
First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Edith Weston conveyancing firm to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I acquired a split level flat in Edith Weston, conveyancing having been completed April 2009. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar flats in Edith Weston with an extended lease are worth £190,000. The ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease ends on 21st October 2086
With 62 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £17,100 and £19,800 as well as costs.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.