Our bank has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Miles Platting but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Miles Platting or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?
Not all Miles Platting conveyancing practitioners are listed all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use the above find an approved solicitor tool to find a Miles Platting conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.
What does a local search tell me regarding the property I am buying in Miles Platting?
Miles Platting conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Miles Platting conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject sections.
I'm buying a new build house in Miles Platting benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to budge the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not inform my conveyancer about this side-deal as it would adversely affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Miles Platting is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?
Flying freeholds in Miles Platting are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Miles Platting 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 Miles Platting 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 premises.
I was recommended by a number of selling agents in Miles Platting to get a quote from a solicitor using your seach tool. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers ahead of a competitor’s?
We don’t offer any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
I have been looking for Miles Platting competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be sure that all the Miles Platting firms that are identified on your site are on the lender conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have advised us that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the mortgage company panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific Miles Platting conveyancing solicitor being on the lender conveyancing panel is incorrect.