My best friend’s dad is a conveyancing practitioner. I am hopeful that I can be offered friends and family rates for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Longton?
Do compare pricing. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. Whilst quotes seem to vary but service levels do differ between law firms as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
It is is a decade since I bought my property in Longton. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been appointed on the sale but I can't find my deeds. Is this a major issue?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be retained by the mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Longton relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.
I am in the process of remortgaging my house in Longton, does my lawyer need to be on the RBS Solicitor panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the RBS conveyancing panel, but RBS would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same transaction.
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Longton and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Longton conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used an online conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Longton. We have lived in Longton for 4 years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
How does conveyancing in Longton differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Longton contact us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because developers in Longton usually acquire the site, 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 conveyancers 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 used to new build conveyancing in Longton or who has acted in the same development.
I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Longton. I happened to land on a site which seems to have the ideal solution If it is possible to get all formalities done via phone that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?