Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Locksbottom even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I want to buy an office in Locksbottom with a loan from Accord Mortgages Ltd?
Our comparison service is primarily there to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Locksbottom but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a selection of Locksbottom commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Accord Mortgages Ltd
My home in Locksbottom is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Does the conveyancing practitioner have to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their panel criteria fairly frequently in recent years.
Should our lawyer be raising enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Locksbottom.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Locksbottom. Some people will buy a property in Locksbottom, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a various checks that can be initiated by the buyer or by their solicitors which should give them a better understanding of the risks in Locksbottom. The standard information supplied to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a usual question of the vendor to determine if the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not notified by the seller, then a buyer could issue a compensation claim stemming from an misleading answer. A purchaser’s solicitors may also conduct an enviro search. This will disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be initiated.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Locksbottom is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Locksbottom are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Locksbottom you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Locksbottom 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.
I’m about to sell my basement apartment in Locksbottom. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just had a quarterly service charge demand – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should discharge the maintenance contribution as normal given that all ground rent and service invoices will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Following months of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Locksbottom. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Locksbottom conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Locksbottom premises is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 50.57 years.
What tools are available to find a Locksbottom conveyancing solicitor on the lender conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 15miles to attend the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel tool on this website. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Locksbottom and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Locksbottom. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the bank solicitor panel.