Completed the sale of my flat in Hethersett last January but my buyer keeps whats apping every few hours to say his conveyancer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should have happened following completion?
Following your disposal your solicitor is obliged to send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the home loan has been discharged to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Hethersett.
We are planning to purchase with Melton Mowbray Building Society. I went into a couple of high street companies yet am struggling to find a Hethersett conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved list. Can you help?
Please do take advantage of the search tool on this site. Pick the building society and type Hethersett or your preferred area and you will discover numerous conveyancers located in Hethersett or near you.
Me and my partner are buying a house in Hethersett. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to put money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am assisting my sister sell her house in Hethersett. Does the solicitor order the EPC or it is for the seller to coordinate?
After the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates was left as a required component of moving house. An EPC should be to hand in advance of the property being placed on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily organise. If you are using a Hethersett conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable local providers
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Yorkshire BS. I assume I don't need a Hethersett property lawyer on the Yorkshire BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Yorkshire BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Yorkshire BS mortgage from the register. Yorkshire BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Yorkshire BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Yorkshire BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Hethersett 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be evidenced by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is possible to carry out a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and order up to date copies of the property title for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and found one close by in Hethersett I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Hethersett suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan that many years will likely be problematic. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
In sourcing the internet for the term on line conveyancing in Hethersett it shows results of numerous conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable solicitor for my move?
The best way of seeking a suitable conveyancer is through a personal testimonial, so ask colleagues and relatives who have acquired a property in Hethersett or a reputable estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Hethersett vary, so it's sensible to request at least three fee calculations from different conveyancers. Make sure that you clarify what costs in the quote includes.