I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my rented apartment in Liskeard by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice for your letting unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, update to your lawyer and urge them to they seek the assistance the other side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look towards
My aunt passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Liskeard. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to HSBC, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Where you plan to re-mortgage then HSBC will require that you use a conveyancer on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your HSBC conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the HSBC mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
My friend recommended that if I am purchasing in Liskeard I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Liskeard conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Liskeard around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Liskeard.
The deeds to my property are lost. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Liskeard 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?
Gone are the days when you need to hold title original deeds to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Liskeard for my remortgage. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
One may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor call for training requirements.
I require the services of a lender panel solicitor in Liskeard. Can you assist?
It is not clear why you need a Liskeard panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the bank to find out which solicitors in Liskeard are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Liskeard not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month