It has come to my attention via my mortgage adviser that my New Romney property lawyer is not on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. How can I be sure if this is correct?
Your first step should be to call your New Romney lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your bank.
In the event thatI were to acquire a simple residential propertyin New Romney for cash and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much should I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in New Romney?
Any savings you would gain will be isolated to the New Romney conveyancing searches. Your conveyancing practitioner is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with the sellers property lawyer, stamp duty return, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a charge but it won't be significant.
What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in New Romney?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in New Romney and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of opportunity for friction between you and others involved in the transaction. For instance, the vendor, selling agent and on occasion your mortgage company. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in New Romney should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the transaction whose interest is to protect your legal interests and to keep you safe.
Sometimes a third party with a vested interest may attempt to persuade you that you should follow their advice. As an example, the estate agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your lawyer is slow. Or your financial adviser may advise you to do take action that is contrary to your solicitors recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
Me and my brother own a terraced Edwardian property in New Romney. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Halifax. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. Is it worth asking Halifax to clarify?
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in New Romney and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in New Romney and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about New Romney. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the New Romney area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at New Romney. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in New Romney for my home move. Is it possible to review a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
You may search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor call for training reasons.