Can the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool handle auction conveyancing in Felixstowe?
There are a number of auction solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Felixstowe is one of hundreds of areas of in which our lawyers cover.
Do lawyers request an advanced payment for my conveyancing in Felixstowe?
If you are buying a property in Felixstowe your lawyer will request that you to provide them with monies to cover the search fees. Normally this is asked for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is as part of the sale price then this will be required immediately prior to contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is due should be transferred a couple of days prior to the completion date.
My uncle passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Felixstowe. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Kent Reliance, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
If you intend to re-mortgage then Kent Reliance will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Kent Reliance mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
What does a local search reveal about the house we're purchasing in Felixstowe?
Felixstowe conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for instance PSG The local search is essential in every Felixstowe conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable 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 thirteen subject sections.
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Felixstowe. Now, I need my documents but the law firm is no longer operating. 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 Felixstowe of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
My step-father has suggested that I instruct his conveyancers in Felixstowe. Do I follow his guidance?
There are no two ways about it the ideal way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to seek feedback from friends or relatives who have actually used the solicitor you're contemplating using.