Would the conveyancing solicitors that are recommend execute auction conveyancing in Hockley?
There are a number of niche practitioners we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Hockley is one of our locations in which our lawyers cover.
How up to date is your database of Hockley solicitors on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel? Do Yorkshire BS send you an updated list?
Hockley conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Yorkshire BS directly.
Do I have to have a meeting at the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Hockley so that I can attend their offices if necessary.
Whereas this was necessary twenty years ago, the vast majority banks no longer need their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the mortgagors signature. It will still be necessary for you to supply identification documents and there are still manifest benefits to choosing a locally based practitioner, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Hockley.
My wife and I have a renovated Georgian property in Hockley. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and The Royal Bank of Scotland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are 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 should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Hockley 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 purchasers. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.
How does conveyancing in Hockley differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Hockley approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because new home sellers in Hockley tend to acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Hockley or who has acted in the same development.
We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the estate agent told us that the seller will only move forward if we appoint the agent's preferred conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a local conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Hockley
We suspect that the seller is not behind this ultimatum. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Hockley conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will earn the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets set by HQ.