We are a couple about to sign contracts for a property in Hawarden. We encountered a snag. The mortgage offer with Platform Home Loans Ltd expires on 16/12/2026 but the owners are suggesting a completion date of 18/12/2026. Can one extend the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this question is your solicitors who should calculate whether they better off negotiating with the bank, seller’s representatives, estate agents or indeed all parties based on what has gone on in your transaction to date.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Hawarden last November but my buyer keeps texting every few hours to moan that their conveyancer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should have happened following completion?
After completion of your sale your conveyancer should deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where relevant, your solicitor should also evidence that the mortgage has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion requirements specific conveyancing in Hawarden.
We are planning on selling our house in Hawarden and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Hawarden lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers used an online conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Hawarden. Having lived in Hawarden for 4 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You should 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 health insurance to cover that same ailment)
It has been 2 months following my purchase conveyancing in Hawarden concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I have been advised by a number of property agents in Hawarden to locate a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to recommend your services ahead of a competitor’s?
We don’t make any referral fee for directing people our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
My husband and I are a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the high street agent to perform conveyancing in Hawarden. We are not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
A conveyancer would need to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been sent? If so you need to advise them of the replacement lawyer and get the loan are issued to the new lawyers. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the lenders approved list to avoid supplemental fees and frustration. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Hawarden