Please could you vouch for a National Westminster Bank accepted Hawkshead conveyancing lawyer who can have us moved in within 10 days? Am I best advised to choose a local Hawkshead firm or a factory type conveyancer?
We can recommend some very good Hawkshead conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Hawkshead. Go in to two or three firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Mention your deadline together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Appoint the one that genuine.
As someone clueless as to the Hawkshead conveyancing process what is your top tip you can give me concerning the house moving process in Hawkshead
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Hawkshead and elsewhere in Cumbria is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of room for conflict between you and others involved in the home moving process. For instance, the seller, estate agent and sometimes a mortgage company. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Hawkshead an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the process whose role it is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.
Every so often a third party with a vested interest may try and convince you that you should follow their advice. For instance, the selling agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your conveyancer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may try to convince you to do take action that is contrary to your solicitors recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
2 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Hawkshead took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. 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 premises 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 on the look out for a flat up to £305k and identified one near me in Hawkshead I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Hawkshead suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.
Is it possible to change conveyancer as I need to select one who is on the Barclays conveyancing list. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hawkshead five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Barclays
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Hawkshead on the Barclays panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Hawkshead. Using search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Hawkshead.
We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the estate agent told us that the owners will only issue a contract if we use their chosen solicitors as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Hawkshead
It is highly unlikely the owners are behind this. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Contact the sellers directly and make the point that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to use your own,trusted Hawkshead conveyancing firm - as opposed tothose that will give their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds pre-set by senior management.