Completed the sale of my flat in Miskin last April yet the purchaser is e-mailing daily to moan that her solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Post completion of your sale your lawyer should forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor should also evidence that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion formalities just for conveyancing in Miskin.
I am purchasing a new build flat in Miskin. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Miskin you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Miskin.
Me and my partner are buying a property in Miskin. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to deposit money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Miskin. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Skipton be concerned?
Given that your lender is Skipton your lawyer must comply with the formal instructions set out in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Skipton. The CML Handbook stipulates minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Skipton where a lease fails to comply with these provisions. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not isolated to Miskin.
I'm in the process of looking at flats in Miskin and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it wise to have my conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a home loan with Santander.
You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the EA. Given that you are getting a mortgage with Santander, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Miskin. Now, I need my files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should contact 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 Miskin of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I'm buying a new build house in Miskin with a loan from Birmingham Midshires. The developers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not disclose to my solicitor about this extras as it could impact my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial property in Miskin and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to gives protection to business tenants, giving them the right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Miskin is one of our hundreds of locations in which the firms we work with are based