Please help. My Hook solicitor is informing me me that he is legally obliged toapply for Hook conveyancing searches stemming from the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westsolicitor panel. Is this really necessary?
You have limited options available to you. As you are obtaining a home loan with a bank your property lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your property lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Hook conveyancing searches.
We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Hook who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barclays . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Hook.
My partner and I are downsizing from our property in Hook and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a nationwide conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Hook. Having lived in Hook for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
How does conveyancing in Hook differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Hook come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because new home sellers in Hook usually buy the site, 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 conveyancers 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 used to new build conveyancing in Hook or who has acted in the same development.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business property in Hook and how can you help?
The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to business tenants, granting the right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and handle your commercial conveyancing in Hook
We have selected a Hook conveyancing solicitor for our house purchase (FTB’s) and have picked up in the engagement letter that they are not governed by the FCA. Need I be concerned or is that usually the case with conveyancing practitioner?
We can't see why they should be. Most conveyancing practitioner don't lend money. They should be governed by the SRA, who have specific rules in place on monies deposited in their bank.