We see that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in North Ferriby?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in North Ferriby.
My grandmother passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in North Ferriby. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to RBS, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Given you plan to refinance then RBS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the RBS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your RBS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the RBS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in North Ferriby what would it be?
We would encourage you not to base your choice on the lowest North Ferriby conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of time.
I am assisting my step-mother sell her house in North Ferriby. Will the conveyancer order an energy assessment or do I organise this?
Following the demise of HIPs, EPC’s was kept a required part of selling a property. An EPC needs to be to hand prior to the property being advertised. This is not something that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are using a North Ferriby conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established North Ferriby energy assessors
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in North Ferriby. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their property lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A couple of days later, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Virgin Money 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 Virgin Money 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.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in North Ferriby. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in North Ferriby
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Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a residence in Swansea but live in North Ferriby. My solicitor (approximately 200 miles from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in North Ferriby who can witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are North Ferriby based
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in North Ferriby. Before diving in I want to be sure as to the unexpired term of the lease.
Assuming the lease is registered - and almost all are in North Ferriby - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I own a garden flat in North Ferriby, conveyancing was carried out 10 years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding properties in North Ferriby with a long lease are worth £201,000. The ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease ceases on 21st October 2090
You have 64 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £15,200 and £17,600 plus costs.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.