I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my rented flat in Gloucestershire by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Can I complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into short term accommodation?
Generally one should not give notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, contact to your lawyer and urge them to they cajole the owners side, try to a target completion date that all parties will work towards
The Gloucestershire conveyancing firm that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Gloucestershire have without warning closed. I only went with them because I needed a solicitor on the Skipton conveyancing panel and my preferred Gloucestershire lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. 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 Skipton 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.
I am assisting my step-mother sell her property in Gloucestershire. Does the conveyancer arrange an EPC or it is for the owner to see to?
After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates was maintained a compulsory part of selling a house. An energy assessment should be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. This is not a task that solicitors ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Gloucestershire conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established local assessors
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a ground floor flat in Gloucestershire. Do I receive the keys to the property on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Gloucestershire?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you should be invited to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
Can you point me to a directory of Lloyds panel conveyancers in Gloucestershire on the Building Society Association’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings visible over the internet. Where you are looking for a Gloucestershire conveyancing practitioner on the Lloyds please make the most of our tool.
Have completed on a a semi-detached house in Gloucestershire , how long should it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my title? My Gloucestershire conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be certain the post completion formalities are concluded.
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Gloucestershire registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ depending on the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any third persons or bodies. As of today approximately 80% of submission are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Registration occurs once the purchaser is living at the premises so 'speed' is not usually primary concern but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.
We are four weeks into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Gloucestershire. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you help me find new conveyancers?
A solicitor would have to be very poor to suggest changing them. Has your mortgage been generated? If so you will need to advise them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-sent. The solicitor ideally should be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental costs and complications. That should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Gloucestershire
I have noted on numerous online forums that when selecting a conveyancing firm they must be approved by your mortgage company. I am novice purchaser but I have an offer in principle from Virgin Money and I already have a local conveyancing lawyer in Gloucestershire in place. Does Halifax need an approved conveyancer to be used? If so, where can I find that list for my conveyancing in Gloucestershire?
You need to instruct a solicitor that is on the Halifax panel. Just ring your preferred Gloucestershire conveyancing solicitor and ask if they are on the Halifax panel. If they are not approved you have a couple of alternatives open to you here:
- Complete the deal with your existing Gloucestershire lawyer but Halifax will need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner on their conveyancing panel. The net impact is additional charges together with potential frustration.
- Appoint a fresh solicitor to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the Halifax conveyancing panel.
- Appeal to your lawyer to apply to join the lender panel.