I plan on acquiring property in Hope. My property lawyer is not on the mortgage company conveyancing list. Is it possible for me to use my Hope conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the mortgage company panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
You have a couple of options open to you here
- Carry on with your preferred Hope lawyer but your bank will no doubt retain a conveyancing practitioner from their approved list. This will result in additional cost together with likely delay.
- Get a new conveyancer to act in the purchase, ensuring that they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
- Convince your solicitor to pull out all the stops to get listed on the bank’s conveyancing panel
Our lender has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Hope but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Hope round the corner to me. Are you able to help?
Not all Hope conveyancing firms are on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above find an approved solicitor tool to choose a Hope conveyancing firm on the on the mortgage company panel.
My wife and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Hope and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used an online conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Hope. We have lived in Hope for three years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of 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 life insurance to cover that same sickness)
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one close by in Hope I like with a park and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Hope for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
If you need a home loan that many years will be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.
Is it possible to change firm as I need to find one who is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hope five minutes from me but he is not approved by Virgin Money
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Hope on the Virgin Money panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Hope. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can contrast charges for conveyancing solicitors in Hope and beyond.
What can I do to discover who is the owner of a house in Hope?
Assuming that the property is registered with HMLR, and you have requisite specifics of the location of the premises, you should be able to view results from the HMLR of the recorded owner for a fee.