Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Guildford even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I intend to buy a shop in Guildford with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland?
The service is primarily utilised to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Guildford but we have set out at the bottom of this page a selection of Guildford commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent The Royal Bank of Scotland
We're in Guildford, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Skipton , and our lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
Me and my partner are buying a apartment in Guildford. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On completion day we have to send our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Guildford. My financial adviser suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an advanced payment of £150. A couple of days later, the conveyancing practitioner called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Co-operative panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
UBS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a flat in Guildford has been agreed to, what are the next steps?
The property agent will wish to be advised as to your conveyancer's details (make sure the property lawyers are on the bank’s approved list). Telephone UBS or the financial adviser and finish off any outstanding paperwork. UBS will sellect a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or seller to arrange a time for the valuation to take place. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. UBS will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Guildford.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Guildford?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Guildford. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
What does commercial conveyancing in Guildford cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Guildford incorporates a broad array of guidance, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.
My step-father has suggested that I use his conveyancers in Guildford. Should I use them?
No doubt the best way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to have recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the firm that you are considering.