I am in need of a property lawyer. Should I go for for a nationwide conveyancer as opposed to a high street Norfolk conveyancing solicitor?
In the main conveyancing solicitors in your neck of the woods will benefit from good alliances with your local authority, which could help with your Norfolk conveyancing searches that your lawyer will require on your transaction. It also helps if they have good relationships with the Land Registry covering your area Norfolk, other property lawyers in the area and Norfolk Estate Agents.
Having sold my house in Norfolk last July yet the purchaser is texting daily to say his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your conveyancer is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where appropriate, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion steps just for conveyancing in Norfolk.
I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Norfolk for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I check that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Norfolk conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Norfolk differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Norfolk contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because new home sellers in Norfolk typically acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Norfolk or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Norfolk is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Norfolk are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Norfolk you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Norfolk 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.
As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a house in Neath but I am based in Norfolk. My lawyer (based 200 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Norfolk who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Norfolk based