I am searching for value for money conveyancer. Should I go for for a national conveyancer or a local Prestatyn conveyancing lawyer?
In the main conveyancing lawyers in your area will have good relationships with your local authority, which can assist with your Prestatyn conveyancing searches that your solicitor will inevitably need. It also helps if they have good connections with the Local Land Registry Office your area Prestatyn, other property lawyers in the neighbourhood and Prestatyn Estate Agents.
We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The bank mentioned the home loan came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to instruct their panel conveyancer as I would much rather appoint a Prestatyn based conveyancing firm?
Do check but the chances are that appoint one of their panel conveyancers where you take up the "fee-free" offer. Contact the lender and explore if they offer you a monetary alternative. In the past a few lenders offered a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case that money can go towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor in Prestatyn.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Aldermore. Prestatyn conveyancing practitioners have been appointed. How long does it take for Aldermore to forward the offer to the property lawyer?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Aldermore conducted the survey? Have you advised Aldermore as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Prestatyn. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?
All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.
My offer on a property in Prestatyn has been accepted, the owners do however have a connected purchase. The vendors have offered on a flat, however it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other flats in the pipeline. I have instructed a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Prestatyn. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with Principality going?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (home loan application is approx £1k, then valuation, Prestatyn conveyancing search costs, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your lawyer is on the Principality approved list. Concerning the next phase this very much dictated by the specifics of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a rising market some home buyers would apply for a home loan with Principality and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their conveyancer to move forward with searches.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Prestatyn. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. 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 Prestatyn of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Given that I am about to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on 3 bedroom house in Prestatyn I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor concerning thehome move ahead of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?
This is something that we recommend - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer who will be conducting your conveyancing in Prestatyn.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a matter number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for your conveyancing in Prestatyn should be the figure that you are charged.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a house in Swansea but live in Prestatyn. My conveyancer (based 300 kilometers from merequires that I sign a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Prestatyn who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Prestatyn based