Finally the sale completed on my house in Ely last May but my buyer keeps Skype messaging every few hours to say their lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
Following your disposal your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where appropriate, your solicitor should also evidence that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Ely.
We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The bank mentioned the loan came with free conveyancing. Is the implication that I have to use their panel lawyer as I would prefer to instruct a high street conveyancing solicitor in Ely?
Do check but the the probability is that allocate you one of their panel solicitors should you want the "fee-free" deal. Call the bank to determine if they make available a cash alternative. It is not unheard for a lender to give a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case you could put that amount towards your preferred conveyancing solicitor in Ely.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Ely?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Ely. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Ely is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?
Flying freeholds in Ely are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Ely you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Ely may decide 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 premises.
We are 18 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the selling agent to handle our conveyancing in Ely. I am am extremely frustrated with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
They would have to be really poor to suggest changing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you must advise them of the replacement lawyer and ensure the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental charges and complications. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool will help you find a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Ely
I have been looking for Ely conveyancing quotes online. Can I be confident that all the Ely practices that are identified on your website are on the lender conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have advised us that they are on the bank panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the bank panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific Ely firm being on the lender conveyancing panel is incorrect.