Can the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool carry out conveyancing in Queen's Park by way of an attended exchange?
There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct attended exchanges. Do e-mail us to secure a fee calculation and details as to availability.
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Queen's Park? What am I being asked for?
To satisfy the Money Laundering Regulations any Queen's Park conveyancing firm will require evidence of your identity in all conveyancing transactions. This is usually satisfied by provision of a passport and an original bank statement or utility bill showing where you live.
In accordance with Money Laundering Regulations, conveyancers are required to check not simply the ID of conveyancing clients but also the origin of the money that they receive in respect of any matter. An unwillingness to disclose this may lead to your conveyancer cancelling their relationship with you, as clearly this will cause a conflict between the set Regulations and a refusal to disclose.
Your conveyancers are duty bound to inform the appropriate authorities should they believe that any monies received by them may contravene the Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules.
My partner and I are planning on selling our house in Queen's Park and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. A high street Queen's Park conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Queen's Park. We have lived in Queen's Park for 5 years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You must 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 health insurance to cover that same ailment)
I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Queen's Park. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. 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 Queen's Park 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.
How does conveyancing in Queen's Park differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Queen's Park approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because builders in Queen's Park usually acquire the land, 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 property lawyers 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Queen's Park or who has acted in the same development.
Am I best advised to use a Queen's Park conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am purchasing? An old friend can carry out the legal formalities but his firm is located approximately 350kilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Queen's Park conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to sign documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and the majority were happy that should surpass using an unfamiliar Queen's Park conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Queen's Park based.