Do the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend carry out attended exchange conveyancing in Redbridge?
There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct one day exchanges. You should call us to secure a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.
It is 10 years ago since I acquired my home in Redbridge. Conveyancing lawyers have just been appointed on the sale but I can't track down the title deeds. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they could be archived with the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Redbridge involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
I am assisting my step-mother sell her property in Redbridge. Does the conveyancing solicitor order the energy assessment or it is for me to coordinate?
Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy assessments remained a compulsory part of selling a house. An energy assessment needs to be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally arrange. Where you are using a Redbridge conveyancing solicitor they may be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established local accredited person
My husband and I have organised the release of further monies on our mortgage from Leeds Building Society as we want to carry out renovations to our property in Redbridge. Are we obliged to choose a high street Redbridge solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Leeds Building Society do not ordinarily instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Leeds Building Society list.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Coventry BS. Redbridge conveyancing solicitors were selected. How long does it take for Coventry BS to issue the offer to the conveyancing practitioner?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Coventry BS conducted the valuation? Have you advised Coventry BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
We are buying a property and the lawyer has identified Chancel Repair for which the house may be obligated to contribute to given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in Redbridge
Unless a previous purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you can assume that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Redbridge to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Redbridge. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do 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 Redbridge of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one close by in Redbridge I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 years on the lease. There is not much else in Redbridge for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.