What is the best way to search for the right solicitor to provide a quality service for my conveyancing in Lifton?
First ask connections who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service.
Second, search the internet for conveyancing in Lifton. Ring a couple or more firms listed and invite them to email you their conveyancing quote and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee the legal process ahead ofmaking your choice.
Option 3 is to make use of this site to help you find the right lawyers for you based on your own requirements including location,deadlines, complexity and who your intended mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to appoint £100 conveyancing in Lifton
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Lifton. I I am struggling to find out whether they are accepted on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?
You should phone the lawyer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively please call Nationwide Building Society who may be able to confirm.
A colleague informed me that in purchasing a property in Lifton there could be a number of restrictions prohibiting external changes to the property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Lifton which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Lifton should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I am purchasing a end of terrace house in Lifton. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to ascertain if these works are prohibited?
Your solicitor should check the deeds as conveyancing in Lifton will occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain alterations or need the permission of another owner. Many works require local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
We previously appointed solicitors locally in Lifton on the Aldermore solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a further charge for the legal aspects of the Aldermore mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Aldermore?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your lawyer can levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Aldermore but by your Lifton solicitor. Some firms on the Aldermore panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
We are purchasing a property and the lawyer has identified Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to pay as it falls into the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Lifton
Unless a previous purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Lifton to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I'm buying a new build house in Lifton with a loan from Aldermore. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it could jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. 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.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Lifton is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Lifton are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Lifton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Lifton 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 property.