Finally the sale completed on my house in Newbiggin By The Sea last August but my buyer keeps Skype messaging every few hours to moan that his solicitor is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Post completion of your disposal your conveyancer is obliged to send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer should also evidence that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Newbiggin By The Sea.
My partner and I are selling our property in Newbiggin By The Sea and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed a nationwide conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Newbiggin By The Sea. We have lived in Newbiggin By The Sea for many years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of 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 health insurance to cover that same sickness)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Newbiggin By The Sea?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Newbiggin By The Sea. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Newbiggin By The Sea is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Newbiggin By The Sea are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Newbiggin By The Sea you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Newbiggin By The Sea may decide 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 property.
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Newbiggin By The Sea solicitor on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 10miles to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Newbiggin By The Sea conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Newbiggin By The Sea conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to verify whether they are on the Britannia panel
I need to change lawyers as my Newbiggin By The Sea lawyer is not on the lender's panel of conveyancing solicitors. Is it practical to instruct different lawyers?
In the event that you have not formally instructed a conveyancer to do anything for you and at this stage simply received an estimate as to costs, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer in Newbiggin By The Sea that you're considering.