I am acquiring property in Petts Wood. My property lawyer has never been on on the mortgage company approved list. Is it possible for me to appoint my Petts Wood conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the mortgage company panel?
You must appoint a property lawyer to deal with the legal work required when you take out a mortgage to purchase your property. The solicitor will carry out all the necessary due diligence on the property, make sure that you will be properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is in place. You can appoint a Petts Wood lawyer of your choosing. However, if the property lawyer appointed is not on the lender approved list further fees will arise as separate legal representation will be need by the mortgage company. Lender panel applications may be submitted, so where your conveyancer has not in the past applied for membership they should take the opportunity to apply.
Last January we completed a house move in Petts Wood. We have noticed several problems with the house which we believe were overlooked in the conveyancing searches. Do we have any recourse? What searches should? have been ordered as part of conveyancing in Petts Wood?
The question is not clear as to the nature of the problems and if they are relate to conveyancing in Petts Wood. Conveyancing searches and due diligence undertaken during the legal transfer of property are designed to help avoid problems. As part of the process, a seller answers a questionnaire known as a Seller’s Property Information Form. If the information turns out to be misleading, you could possibly take legal action against the seller for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Petts Wood.
As a first time buyer what is the most important advice you can impart concerning purchase conveyancing in Petts Wood?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Petts Wood and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For instance, the seller, selling agent and on occasion the mortgage company. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Petts Wood is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the legal process whose responsibility is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.
There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your solicitor ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal assignment of property.
How do I check that the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Petts Wood is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Bank of Ireland thus paying £192.00 in additional legal invoice.
You should make use of the search tool on this page. Pick the lender and type ‘Petts Wood’ or your location and you will see a number of lawyer based in Petts Wood or by proximity to you.
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Should one as executor remove a departed person's details from the title register for a property in Petts Wood?
Where a Petts Wood property is jointly owned and one of the owners passes away, their name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as when it comes to a sale you would just be required to supply proof as to the reason the joint owner is not a party to the transfer, such as the probate documents.
With a view to making the sale conveyancing more straight forward for the sale of the property you can apply to have the deceased person removed from the title by applying to HMLR with evidence of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.