When can the exchange of contracts take place for residential conveyancing in Longlands and do I need to be at the solicitors office?
Where you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Longlands you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with provide a nationwide conveyancing service and provide as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to exchange contracts at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Longlands)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
I am assisting my sister sell her flat in Longlands. Will the solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or should I organise this?
After the demise of HIPs, EPC’s became a required part of selling a house. An energy assessment must be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. If you are using a Longlands conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable local energy assessors
We previously instructed conveyancing lawyers with offices in Longlands on the Barclays solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a further sum for handling the Barclays mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Barclays?
As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitor can charge a fee for this. This charge is not set by Barclays but by your Longlands property lawyer. Some firms on the Barclays panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
It is not clear whether my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called my Longlands bank branch on a couple of occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My Longlands conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- telephoned to say that they would not lend based on their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply don't know who is right.
The lawyer has to comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 requirements for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.
four months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Longlands completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Longlands. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Longlands
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The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Longlands for my home move. Can I see a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
One can find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training purposes.
Is there a reason that Longlands conveyancing fees are more expensive for leasehold and freehold properties?
When purchasing a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control