Just been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Hayes who conducted the legals two years ago and wanted a conveyancing quote based on the same type of home move (a leasehold property and a freehold premises) of similar values with a home loan from Godiva Mortgages Ltd. It looks as though am now being quoted twice the amount. Should I look for an alternative firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The estimate does seem a little steep. Where you are willing to expend time contrasting costs you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, providing that you were content with the legal work the firm offered you maycome to rue choosing an an unknown solicitor. Don't forget to be sure that the conveyancer can represent Godiva Mortgages Ltd. Do make use of our search tool to get a quote a Hayes conveyancing firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hayes.
I sincerely hope you can help me. My Hayes conveyancer is assuring me that he has toapply for Hayes conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the Santanderconveyancing panel. Is my conveyancer correct?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with a mortgage company your solicitor has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Hayes conveyancing searches.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Hayes last January but our buyer keeps Skype messaging every few hours to moan that his solicitor is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Following your sale your solicitor should deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Hayes.
A friend recommended that where I am purchasing in Hayes I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Hayes conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Hayes around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Hayes Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Hayes Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Hayes.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Hayes?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Hayes. 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…’
As co-executor for the will of my father I am selling a residence in Monmouth but live in Hayes. My solicitor (approximately 235 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Hayes who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Hayes based