Can the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool carry out conveyancing in Essington by way of an attended exchange?
We do have a number of conveyancing experts who can conduct personalised exchanges. Do call us to secure a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.
My property lawyer in Essington has never been on on the Lloyds TSB Bank Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my family solicitor even though they are not on the Lloyds TSB Bank list of approved lawyers?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Essington lawyers but Lloyds TSB Bank will need to retain a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall legal charges as well as result in frustration.
- Find an alternative practitioner to act in the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are on the Lloyds TSB Bank panel
I am assisting my aunt sell her property in Essington. Does the solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
Following the abolition of HIPs, EPC’s remained a required component of moving property. An EPC needs to be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. This is not something that solicitors ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Essington conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with reputable local energy assessors
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Principality. Essington conveyancing practitioners have been selected. How long does it take for Principality to issue the offer to the property lawyer?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Principality conducted the survey? Have you informed Principality as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Principality conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Essington. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
We are purchasing a property and the conveyancer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the property could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in Essington
Unless a prior acquisition of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you could take it that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Essington to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Essington. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Essington 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.
I own a leasehold flat in Essington. Conveyancing and TSB mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in Essington who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Essington conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I own a ground floor flat in Essington, conveyancing having been completed in 1995. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar properties in Essington with a long lease are worth £195,000. The ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2088
You have 63 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £16,200 and £18,600 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.