Would the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool perform attended exchange conveyancing in Henley On Thames?
There are a few conveyancing experts who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Please call us to get a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.
In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Henley On Thames? What am I being asked for?
It is indeed that case that these requests have nothing to do with conveyancing in Henley On Thames. Nowadays you can not proceed with any conveyancing transaction without first supplying evidence of your identity. This usually takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence and a council tax bill. Please note that if you are providing your driving licence as evidence of ID it needs to be both the paper section and photo card part, one is not acceptable in the absence of the other.
Evidence of your source of monies is required under Money Laundering Regulations. You should not be offended when you are asked to produce this as your conveyancer must retain this information on record. Your Henley On Thames conveyancing solicitor will need to see evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any money from you into their client account and they may also ask further questions concerning the origin of funds.
In scouring online forums for a recommended solicitor in Henley On Thames, most advise that I must instruct a CQS assured solicitor. What is CQS?
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised kitemark for legal experts in the legal transfer of properties, trusted by some of the UK's biggest banks. In 2011-12 the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Legal Ombudsman. The scheme does not cover licenced conveyancers. Henley On Thames is one of the numerous areas of the UK where there are Accredited lawyers.
Me and my brother purchased a semi-detached Edwardian property in Henley On Thames. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and National Westminster Bank. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Henley On Thames and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Henley On Thames I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Henley On Thames suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
I have been pointed in your direction by a number of property agents in Henley On Thames to get a quote from a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers ahead of a competitor’s?
We refuse to make any commission for sending work our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.