Recently contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Kentish Town who completed the legal work two years ago asking for a conveyancing quote based on the same type of home move (a leasehold residence and a freehold premises) of similar values with a mortgage from Coventry Building Society. I am now being quoted twice the amount. Should I look for a cheaper internet firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The charges appear a bit high. If you you were to look around you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, assuming were happy with the assistance the firm offered you maycome to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to check that the solicitor can represent Coventry Building Society. You can utilise our search tool to select a Kentish Town conveyancing firm on the Coventry Building Society member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Kentish Town.
I am in a contract race with another buyer for a property in Kentish Town. What can I do to expedite matters?
In a situation where you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing we would recommend that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will have local connections and know-how. It is possible that they may have handled otherhomes in the same street. Therefore consider using a Kentish Town conveyancing firm. In addition, be sure that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is believed that just under twenty per cent of Kentish Town conveyancing transactions are suspended or derailed after discovering a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the home move being held up by as much as three weeks. It is believed that this issue affects approximately 100,000 home sales every year. Many Kentish Town conveyancing practices can not act for certain lenders so do check as early as possible.
My home in Kentish Town is up for sale and I have a buyer. Will the solicitor need to be required to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their panel criteria fairly frequently currently.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Kentish Town. Now, I need my documents but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Kentish Town of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build house in Kentish Town with a mortgage from Birmingham Midshires. The builders refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not disclose to my lawyer about this deal as it may adversely affect my loan with Birmingham Midshires. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
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