We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Pewsey listed by you but have come across some other estimates via the web appear less pricey – why is this?
One can find plenty of conveyancing outfits marketing at first sight what seems to be very low prices. We would encourage you to give due consideration as to how much you respect your own move to you are willing to take 'cheap' risks over the standard of the legal work. Some hide additional charges deep into the terms and conditions. The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Pewsey will notdo this.
It is is a decade since I purchased my home in Pewsey. Conveyancing solicitors have now been instructed on the sale but I am unable to find the title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be retained by your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Pewsey involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
We are purchasing a property in Pewsey. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we will need to deposit funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
My aunt advised me that in buying a property in Pewsey there may be a number of restrictions prohibiting external changes to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Pewsey which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Pewsey should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Is it the case that all Pewsey solicitor firms on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Virgin Money approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Many mortgage companies do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be regulated by the CLC.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Pewsey. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Pewsey of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Back In 2008, I bought a leasehold house in Pewsey. Conveyancing and Chelsea Building Society mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Pewsey who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Pewsey conveyancing firm to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I am the registered owner of a 2 bed flat in Pewsey, conveyancing was carried out 4 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar properties in Pewsey with a long lease are worth £216,000. The ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2094
With only 70 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.
My mortgage broker has recommended their lawyer for our conveyancing in Pewsey - won’t it be advisable to just instruct them?
This is not necessarily the case and you are free to use whichever solicitor you decide for your Pewsey home move. The conveyancer put forward by an estate agent may not always be the right conveyancer, they may put forward their own conveyancing firm who are based far away. In this instance you may not have contact with your conveyancing practitioner and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain updates.