I am purchasing a leasehold flat in Long Stratton. My Conveyancer is not on the mortgage company solicitor panel. Can I still appoint my Long Stratton conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the lender approved list?
You have a couple of alternatives open to you here
- Carry on with your preferred Long Stratton conveyancing practitioner but your mortgage company will no doubt use a solicitor from their conveyancing panel. The net result is additional fees together with potential interruption.
- Appoint a fresh solicitor to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel.
- Convince your solicitor to attempt to join the lender panel
When can the exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in Long Stratton and do I need to be at the lawyers branch?
If you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Long Stratton you are invited in to sign documents. That being said, the firms we recommend provide a countrywide conveyancing service and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the purchase agreement is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Long Stratton)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
I am buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Long Stratton who is on the Barclays solicitor. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barclays in certain locations such as Long Stratton. We dont recommend any particular firm.
How does conveyancing in Long Stratton differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Long Stratton come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because house builders in Long Stratton tend to buy the real estate, 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 property lawyers 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Long Stratton or who has acted in the same development.
Are there any apps to assist me to locate a Long Stratton solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Long Stratton conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Long Stratton conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to check if they are on the Clydesdale member panel
We have an offer in principle from Chelsea Building Society who said we could borrow up to £300k. At what point do I need to instruct a lawyer for conveyancing? Long Stratton is where we plan to move to.
You can appoint a property lawyer now and ask them to create a file for you. This will kickstart: 1) the estate agent to issue a Sales Memo to all parties 2) the seller’s conveyancing practitioner to submit the draft paperwork. That being said, do not ask your solicitor to start searches until you receive your valuation report from Chelsea Building Society and you are willing to move forward.