Please could you recommend a Accord Mortgages Ltd sanctioned Frome conveyancing lawyer that can complete within a very limited time frame? Would it be better to use a high street Frome solicitor or a national conveyancer?
We can recommend some very good Frome conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Frome. Approach two or three law practices and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Mention your requirements together with the reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Appoint the lawyer that you trust.
The deeds to my house are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Frome 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?
Gone are the days when you need to hold title deeds to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
I'm buying my first flat in Frome with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about the extras as it would jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Frome is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Frome are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Frome you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Frome may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
How easy is it to swap solicitor as I need to instruct one who is on the Santander conveyancing panel. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Frome round the corner but the firm is not approved by Santander
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Frome on the Santander panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Frome. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Frome.
We are a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the local agent to carry out the conveyancing in Frome. We are not happy. Could you help me find new solicitors?
A lawyer would have to be really bad to suggest replacing them. Has the loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the new contact details and get the loan are re-sent. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid added charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our search tool can help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Frome