When can the exchange of contracts happen for sale conveyancing in Northfleet and do I need to be at the lawyers branch?
If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Northfleet you are welcome to come in to sign documents. That being said, the firms we work with provide a national conveyancing service and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the contract is not the critical part. A signed contract simply enables the conveyancer to officially exchange at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Northfleet)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Northfleet
There are two types of lawyers who can conduct conveyancing in Northfleet namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals administer conveyancing services that required to complete the disposal or purchase of property. Both are obliged to conduct Northfleet conveyancing to the same standards and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be professionally administered and that the requisite procedures should be accurately taken.
I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Northfleet. Will the solicitor order the EPC or should I organise this?
Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was retained a required part of moving house. An energy assessment needs to be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Northfleet conveyancing practitioner they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with long established Northfleet energy assessors
I happen to be the only beneficiary of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Northfleet. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in January. I plan to dispose of the property. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship will be considered the same way as though I had purchased the house in January. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be affected by that. How practical a view lenders take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this requirement principally exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of properties.
I have been told that property searches are a common reason for delay in Northfleet house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Northfleet.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Northfleet. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Northfleet of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Northfleet differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Northfleet contact us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because new home sellers in Northfleet usually acquire the real estate, 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 used to new build conveyancing in Northfleet or who has acted in the same development.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Northfleet in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a mortgage on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Northfleet. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Northfleet especially if they are familiar with such properties in Northfleet.