Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Lee On The Solent even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I intend to buy an office in Lee On The Solent with a loan from Nottingham Building Society?
The service is primarily used to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Lee On The Solent but we have set out at the end of this page a few Lee On The Solent commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Nottingham Building Society
I am helping my sister sell her property in Lee On The Solent. Will the conveyancer arrange an energy performance certificate or it is for me to see to?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was retained a required part of selling a property. An energy assessment should be to hand before the property is advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors normally arrange. If you are using a Lee On The Solent conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with long established local accredited person
My conveyancer has informed me that breach of easement insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Lee On The Solent?
The right level of breach of easement indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between National Westminster Bank and The Mortgage Works. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Lee On The Solent. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £175. A few days later, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Aldermore 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 Aldermore 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 have been told that property searches are a common cause of obstruction in Lee On The Solent conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Lee On The Solent.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Lee On The Solent?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Lee On The Solent. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
How does conveyancing in Lee On The Solent differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Lee On The Solent approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because developers in Lee On The Solent usually purchase 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 Lee On The Solent or who has acted in the same development.
I'm remortgaging my primary home to a BTL mortgage with Bank of Scotland and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second property. The area we are looking at is Lee On The Solent. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of lenders and link together the conveyances?
Make use of our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the solicitors are approved by both lenders. Having checked that they are your lawyer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should talk with you lawyer and make clear your expectations and requirements.