We are downsizing from our house in Kingsdown and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a national conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsdown. We have lived in Kingsdown for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You should 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 sickness)
My wife and I own a renovated Georgian property in Kingsdown. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Santander. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. Is it worth asking Santander to clarify?
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for 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 Kingsdown and other areas of 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 lenders. You can also check the position with the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Kingsdown is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Kingsdown are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsdown you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Kingsdown may ascertain 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.
I'm remortgaging my primary house to a BTL mortgage with Britannia and I will use the rest of the raised equity towards another property. The area we are interested in is Kingsdown. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two banks and link together the conveyances?
Do use our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the lawyers are approved by both lenders. On the basis that they are the conveyancer will be able to simultaneously deal with the two transactions but you should talk with you conveyancer and specify your expectations and requirements.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Kingsdown for my purchase. Is it possible to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
You can review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor call for training reasons.
I have been looking for Kingsdown competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the Kingsdown practices that are identified on your website are on the lender conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have advised us that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the lender panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific Kingsdown conveyancing solicitor being on the bank conveyancing panel is not accurate.