When will exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Esher and do I need to attend the solicitors branch?
Where you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Esher you are invited in to sign documents. However, the firms we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the solicitor to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Esher)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Esher. I I would like to check if they are on the Santander approved list of lawyers. Can you advise?
The first thing to do is phone your solicitor and ask them if they can act for the lender. Alternatively you can call Santander who may be able to confirm.
We are purchasing a property in Esher. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we will need to send money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Esher conveyancing solicitors were instructed. How long does it take for Skipton to issue the offer to the property lawyer?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Skipton conducted the valuation? Have you advised Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
Leeds Building Society have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a property in Esher has been accepted, what happens next?
Your estate agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (make sure the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Call up Leeds Building Society or your financial adviser and complete any outstanding paperwork. Leeds Building Society will sellect a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or owners to book a time for the valuation to take place. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week to receive the mortgage offer. Leeds Building Society will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Esher.
What does a local search tell me about the property my wife and I buying in Esher?
Esher conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searches UK The local search is essential in every Esher conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.
The deeds to my home are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Esher 4 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?
Gone are the days when you need to have the physical deeds to establish that you are the owner of your registered land or property, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Esher. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Esher
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There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.