My friend's dad is a conveyancer. I hope that I can be offered friends and family fee for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Gillingham?
You should contrast pricing. Make use of our comparison tool on this site. The charges will be different but service levels do are distinct between conveyancers as is the case with most professions.
Do I select a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Gillingham?
Two types of professional can carry out conveyancing in Gillingham namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals handle conveyancing services that required to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. Both are required to conduct Gillingham conveyancing to the same quality and guidelines so you may be sure that your conveyancing will be properly carried out and that all requisite procedures will be appropriately attended to.
I just bought a house at auction in Gillingham. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?
Given that you have now legally bound yourself to purchase you must hire the services of a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you will have a pending a drop dead date to complete the transaction. Every auction property should have a bespoke legal pack. This will include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the auction pack may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork relating to a leasehold property. You must hand this to the conveyancer working for you at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that you have funds in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Gillingham on 16/12/2024, valuation was booked 4 days later, all came back fine. Property lawyer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to HSBC and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for HSBC to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have todaydiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Gillingham for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to check 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 Gillingham conveyancing specialists.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a house in Cardiff but I am based in Gillingham. My lawyer (approximately 300 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Gillingham to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Gillingham
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Gillingham. Before I get started I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.
If the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Gillingham - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Gillingham Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying
-
Many Gillingham leasehold properties will be liable to pay a service bill for maintenance of the building levied on behalf of the freeholder. Should you acquire the apartment you will have to pay this contribution, normally quarterly throughout the year. This could be anything from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, normally this is not a large amount, say about £25-£75 but you need to enquire as occasionally it can be prohibitively expensive. Make sure you find out if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. For instance some leases prohibit pets being permitted in certain buildings in Gillingham. If you love the apartmentin Gillingham yet your cat can’t make the move with you then you will be faced difficult decision. Who is in charge of the block?
Is there a difference between surveying and conveyancing in Gillingham?
Conveyancing - in Gillingham or anywhere in England and Wales - is the process of legally transferring legal title of property from one person to another. It therefore includes the investigation of the title. Whether buying or selling, you should be aware of anything affecting the property such as proposals by government departments, illegal buildings, or outstanding rates. The conveyancer should conduct the appropriate searches and inquiries on the property. Surveying relates to the structure of a property itself. A surveyor will look at a house, flat and any outbuildings you are buying and will help you find out about the condition of the building and, if there are problems, give you leverage for negotiating the buying price down or asking the seller to remedy the defects prior to you complete your move.