How up to date is your database of Ferring and Goring solicitors on the Aldermore conveyancing panel? Do Aldermore send you an updated list?
Ferring and Goring conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Aldermore directly.
The Ferring and Goring conveyancing firm that just started acting on my house acquisition in Ferring and Goring have without warning closed. I chose them because I had to have a solicitor on the Nationwide conveyancing panel and my family Ferring and Goring lawyer was not. I wrote them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to assist.
A colleague suggested that where I am purchasing in Ferring and Goring I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Ferring and Goring conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Ferring and Goring around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Ferring and Goring.
I have todaybecome aware that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Ferring and Goring for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to see if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Ferring and Goring conveyancing specialists.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Ferring and Goring prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Ferring and Goring. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Ferring and Goring to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
My father has suggested that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Ferring and Goring. Should I use them?
No doubt it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to have guidance from friends or relatives who have experience in using the firm you're contemplating using.