After what seems like an age a loan offer from HSBC for the remortgage of my 3 room flat is coming by the end of next week. Can you recommend a cheap conveyancing law firm in Oakleigh Park?
You have come to the wrong place to search for cut-price fees for conveyancing in Oakleigh Park. We can offer you cost effective conveyancing but we do not aim to advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be fooled by organisations enticing you with low cost conveyancing in Oakleigh Park. In your best case scenario, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up with a surprising uplift in additional fees and still not receive the service you were hoping for.
As a first time buyer what is the most important number one tip you can give me concerning purchase conveyancing in Oakleigh Park?
Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Oakleigh Park and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the home moving process. E.g., the vendor, selling agent and even potentially the bank. Choosing a law firm for your conveyancing in Oakleigh Park is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose role it is to act in your best interests and to protect you.
Sometimes a potential adversary may try and persuade you that you should follow their advice. For example, the property agent may claim to be assisting by claiming that your solicitor is wrong. Or your mortgage broker may tell you to do something that is contrary to your solicitors guidance. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties in the home moving process.
We are intent on selling our property in Oakleigh Park and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a nationwide conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Oakleigh Park. Having lived in Oakleigh Park for many years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek clarification that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You need to check with 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 life insurance to cover that same sickness)
My wife and I purchased a 4 bedroom Victorian property in Oakleigh Park. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Santander. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should review 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 Oakleigh Park and other areas of 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 mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Oakleigh Park is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Oakleigh Park are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Oakleigh Park you must be sure that your lawyer goes 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 Oakleigh Park may determine 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.
Is it possible to swap solicitor as I have to find a firm on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in Oakleigh Park round the corner but he is not accepted by The Mortgage Works
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Oakleigh Park on the The Mortgage Works panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Oakleigh Park. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Oakleigh Park and beyond.