My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Irchester. I I would like to check if they are accepted on the Britannia conveyancing panel. Could you help?
You should e-mail your lawyer and enquire if they can act for the lender. Otherwise you should call Britannia who may be able to confirm.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Irchester. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Clydesdale be concerned?
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Clydesdale your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing instructions outlined in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Clydesdale. The CML Handbook includes minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Clydesdale where a lease does not comply with these provisions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not isolated to Irchester.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Irchester. My mortgage broker suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £200. Shortly after, the solicitor contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Nottingham panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I am due to exchange contracts on my house. I had a double glazing fitted in June 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Bank of Ireland are being pedantic. The Irchester solicitor who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Bank of Ireland are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Bank of Ireland have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Bank of Ireland have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Bank of Ireland may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
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My husband and I are new on the property ladder - agreed a price, yet the selling agent advised that the vendor will only move forward if we appoint the agent's preferred solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Irchester
It is unlikely the sellers are driving this. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is going to damage their objectives. Contact the sellers directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your preferred Irchester conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by head office.
Last November I purchased a leasehold house in Irchester. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before my ownership?
In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Irchester Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before Purchasing
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How long is the Lease? Can you tell me if there are any major works on the horizon that could add a premium to the service charges?
I need to consider costs for conveyancing in Irchester from various solicitor and appoint one. Am I right to ask them to hold tight until I a suitable house to buy.
We suggest that you only request your conveyancing practitioner to open a file and order searches after the sales memo has been sent by the selling agent particularly as Irchester conveyancing searches are costly.