We are about to sign contracts for a property in Great Dunmow. We have hit a problem. Our loan offer with Barnsley Building Society runs out on 16/3/2026 but the vendors are suggesting a completion date of 18/3/2026. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this question is your solicitors who should assess whether he or she is should be discussing with the mortgage company, owner’s conveyancers, selling agents or conceivably all parties taking into account what has gone on in your conveyancing to date.
As someone not used to conveyancing in Great Dunmow what is your top tip you can give me for the house moving process in Great Dunmow
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Great Dunmow or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of room for conflict between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the vendor, property agent and even potentially the bank. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Great Dunmow is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the legal process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to protect you.
We are witnessing a definite increase in the "blame" culture- someone must be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you should always trust your solicitor ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal assignment of property.
Are the BSA intent on creating a search tool with a view to list firms on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for instance in Great Dunmow?
We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as a first time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Great Dunmow. Do I receive the keys to the property on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Great Dunmow?
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 seller's conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
I'm the only beneficiary of my late grandmother’s will and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Great Dunmow. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in December. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership will be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the house in December. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be caught by that. many mortgage companies would take a practical view as this requirement primarily exists to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.
Is there a list of UBS panel solicitors in Great Dunmow on the Building Society Association’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings visible over the internet. If you are in need of a Great Dunmow conveyancing practitioner on the UBS please make the most of our tool.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Great Dunmow. Now, I need my files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do call 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 Great Dunmow of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Given that I am about to spend £400,000 on a garden flat in Great Dunmow I wish to talk to a solicitor about myhome move in advance of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer who will be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Great Dunmow.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a file number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Great Dunmow should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.