Me and my partner are acquiring residence in Martlesham Heath. My Conveyancer is not on the lender solicitor list. Am I still permitted to retain my Martlesham Heath conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the mortgage company list of approved lawyers?
Your options include
- Carry on with your preferred Martlesham Heath conveyancing practitioner but your bank will undoubtedly retain a conveyancing practitioner on their approved list. The net result is additional fees and probable frustration.
- Appoint a new property lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, making sure they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel.
- Convince your conveyancer to apply to join the lender panel
Do the conveyancing practitioners identified through your search app conduct right to buy conveyancing in Martlesham Heath?
We work with a number of conveyancing solicitors carrying out right to buy transactions Please get in touch with the solicitors listed to get a costs calculation.
Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Martlesham Heath costs more?
Martlesham Heath leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
Will my solicitor be asking questions concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Martlesham Heath.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors dealing with homes in Martlesham Heath. There are those who buy a house in Martlesham Heath, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.
Lawyers are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous checks that may be initiated by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Martlesham Heath. The standard property information forms sent to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a usual inquiry of the vendor to discover whether the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that the premises has been flooded in past and is not revealed by the seller, then a purchaser could issue a legal claim for losses resulting from an incorrect reply. The buyer’s lawyers will also commission an environmental report. This will reveal if there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be initiated.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Martlesham Heath. Now, I need the documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Martlesham Heath of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How do I find out who is the owner of a property in Martlesham Heath?
As long as the premises is recorded at HM Land Registry, and you have the details of the address of the premises, you should be able to view details from the HM Land Registry of the recorded owner for a fee.