I am buying a house for cash in Leven. I have resided for the previous twelve years in Leven. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. Given that I know the road and vicinity very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?
Provided that you do not need a home loan, then almost all of the Leven conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your solicitor will try and steer you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to consider; if you are intend to dispose of the house at a future date, it could be of relevance to your future purchaser what the searches determine. Sometimes houses with apparent issues can still show up adverse search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Leven should provide you some sensible guidance here.
Having sold my house in Leven last March but my buyer keeps whats apping every few hours to moan that his lawyer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Following your sale your solicitor should forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also confirm that the home loan has been paid off to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps unique to conveyancing in Leven.
My partner and I are selling our home in Leven and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any high street Leven lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Leven. Having lived in Leven for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must 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 illness)
How does conveyancing in Leven differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Leven contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is completed. This is because new home sellers in Leven tend to acquire the land, 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 conveyancers 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 Leven or who has acted in the same development.
How do I identify a Leven solicitor on the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the solicitor.
You can use the search on this website. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Leven conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Leven conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can call them to verify whether they are on the Accord Mortgages Ltd member panel
Me and my partner are planning to purchase a four bedroom bungalowin Leven with a home loan from a lender. We would like to retain our conveyancer in Leven yet our bank inform us now that he's not listed on their "panel". Apparently we need to choose from the our mortgage company panel solicitors or stay with our Leven conveyancer and pay for one of their panel ones to represent our bank. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that our mortgage company use our Leven lawyer?
Unfortunately,no. The bank mortgage issued is subject to conditions, one of which will be that solicitors will on the lender's conveyancing panel. Until recently, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels, including many conveyancing solicitors in Leven : a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your lender.