My Elmers End conveyancer has uncovered an inconsistency between the information in the valuation survey and what is revealed within the title deeds. My solicitor says that he needs to check that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s course or action right?
Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
I am assisting my sister sell her flat in Elmers End. Does the conveyancer order the EPC or do I organise this?
After the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was retained a mandatory component of moving property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand before the property is marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally arrange. If you are using a Elmers End conveyancing lawyer they may be willing to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with long established local energy assessors
Does a directory service exist listing Barclays panel conveyancers in Elmers End on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
No. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable online. Where you are looking for a Elmers End solicitor on the Barclays please use our facility.
I am expecting a OIP from Coventry BS this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Coventry BS recommend any Elmers End solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Elmers End solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Coventry BS through the process.
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Elmers End. Now, I need the files 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 Elmers End of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, 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 Elmers End differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Elmers End contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Elmers End usually buy the land, 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 conveyancers 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 Elmers End or who has acted in the same development.
Hoping to buy a property located in Elmers End and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Elmers End. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Elmers End area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Elmers End. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
As co-executor for the will of my father I am selling a residence in Cardiff but live in Elmers End. My conveyancer (based 200 kilometers from merequires that I sign a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Elmers End to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Elmers End based