It is a dozen years since I bought my home in Hollywood. Conveyancing lawyers have just been instructed on the sale but I can't track down the deeds. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with the mortgage company or they may still be with the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Hollywood involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.
I require expedited conveyancing in Hollywood as I am faced with an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line inside one month. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Hollywood the following are examples of what can crop up and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Fees, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...
My wife and I purchased a terraced Victorian house in Hollywood. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Halifax. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. Is it worth asking Halifax to clarify?
You need to review 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 Hollywood and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage 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 completed the work.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Hollywood is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Hollywood are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Hollywood you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hollywood may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
How easy is it to switch conveyancer as I have to choose one who is on the TSB conveyancing panel. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hollywood round the corner but he is not accepted by TSB
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Hollywood on the TSB panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Hollywood. In making use of search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Hollywood.
My husband and I are one month into a freehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the estate agent to handle our conveyancing in Hollywood. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you help me find new conveyancers?
They would have to be really poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? In the event that it has you will need to make them aware of the new lawyer and have the loan are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid supplemental expenses and frustration. That should be your starting point. The search tool can assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Hollywood