My Haggerston conveyancer has uncovered a difference between the information in the valuation report and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer informs me that he needs to ensure that the lender is happy with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my lawyer’s stance appropriate?
Your conveyancing practitioner must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
We are intent on selling our home in Haggerston and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a nationwide conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Haggerston. We have lived in Haggerston for six years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
I have todayfound out that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Haggerston for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see 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 Haggerston conveyancing specialists.
I am buying my first flat in Haggerston with a mortgage from Bank of Ireland. The builders refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent advised me not inform my conveyancer about this side-deal as it could jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I am selling my home. My former lawyers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Haggerston if that affects matters.
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I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Haggerston for my sale. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
You may see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training reasons.