Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as FTB of a ground floor flat in Morriston. Do I receive the keys to the house on the completion date from my conveyancer? If so, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Morriston?
On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Morriston. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the seller's solicitors, and once they have received this, you should be able to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Morriston. I have a mortgage agreed with Leeds Building Society. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Morriston. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an advanced payment of £150. Not long after, the lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Skipton panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Morriston and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any high street Morriston conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed a factory type conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Morriston. We have lived in Morriston for many years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? 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 illness)
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Morriston 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should be aware exactly where to find all the suitable documentation so you can purchase or sell your property without any difficulty. If duplicates can’t be found, your lawyer can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against future claims on the property.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Morriston is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Morriston are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Morriston you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Morriston 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 am selling my property. My former conveyancers have shut. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Morriston if that affects matters.
Please use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Morriston. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.
I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Morriston. I have discover a site which appears to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via phone that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?
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?