I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Santander. I would like to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Godalming. Does the Santander Solicitor panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers?
The Santander conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Completed the sale of my flat in Godalming last January yet the purchaser is Skype messaging daily to moan that her conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
After completion of your house sale your lawyer should deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been discharged to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Godalming.
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to list law firms on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for instance in Godalming?
We have not been informed any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Godalming. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Godalming of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build apartment in Godalming. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Godalming
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Please supply a car parking plan. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.
Why am I unable to complete my conveyancing in Godalming on May bank holiday?
This is due to the fact that on completion the money will pass between the banks of the buyer and seller's property lawyer and at present this can only happen on a business day. It is not possible to complete on a saturday or sunday either.