Can the conveyancing practitioners listed on your site handle auction conveyancing in Forty Hill?
There are a few niche lawyers we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Forty Hill is just one of hundreds of locations where our lawyers cover.
We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the RBS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Forty Hill?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the RBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Forty Hill.
My lawyer in Forty Hill has never been on on the Nottingham Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Nottingham Building Society approved list?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your preferred Forty Hill solicitors but Nottingham Building Society will need to instruct a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal fees and result in frustration.
- Choose an alternative practitioner to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Nottingham Building Society approved.
- Persuade your Nottingham Building Society solicitor to attempt to join the Nottingham Building Society panel
This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as FTB of a garden flat in Forty Hill. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Forty Hill?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Nationwide. Forty Hill conveyancing solicitors have been instructed. How long does it take for Nationwide to forward the offer to the conveyancing practitioner?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Nationwide conducted the survey? Have you advised Nationwide as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Forty Hill. I have a mortgage agreed with Kent Reliance. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
Will my solicitor be raising questions concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Forty Hill.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Forty Hill. There are those who buy a house in Forty Hill, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the purchaser.
Solicitors are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a various checks that can be initiated by the purchaser or by their lawyers which will figure out the risks in Forty Hill. The conventional set of property information forms given to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a usual question of the vendor to discover whether the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the seller, then a purchaser could issue a claim for damages as a result of such an inaccurate response. The purchaser’s conveyancers may also order an enviro report. This should disclose whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries will need to be carried out.
My wife and I own a 4 bedroom Edwardian property in Forty Hill. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Halifax. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Forty Hill and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.