I am in need of a property lawyer. Do I opt for a nationwide conveyancer rather than a family Rednal conveyancing solicitor?
Existing third party relationships is an important consideration when appointing conveyancing lawyers. Rednal law firms enjoy connections with financial advisers and Rednal, local authorities, surveyors and other law firms meaning the whole process is going to be much more straightforward for you. Having a wealth of knowledge of the local area also helps too.
Do the conveyancing solicitors to be found on your site conduct auction conveyancing in Rednal?
There are a few niche practitioners we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Rednal is just one of our locations where our lawyers cover.
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Rednal? Is this really warranted?
It is indeed that case that these requests have nothing to do with conveyancing in Rednal. Nowadays you can not proceed with any conveyancing transaction without first handing over proof of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence as well as a utility bill. Remember if you are supplying your driving licence as proof of identification it needs to be both the paper element as well as the photo card part, one is not acceptable in the absence of the other.
Proof of the source of money is required under Money Laundering Regulations. Please do not be offended when when this is requested of you as your lawyer must have this information on record. Your Rednal conveyancing solicitor will require evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any money from you into their client account and they should also ask additional queries regarding the origin of funds.
My property lawyer in Rednal is not on the Halifax Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my family solicitor even though they are not on the Halifax approved list?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Rednal lawyers but Halifax will need to instruct a conveyancer on their panel. This will result in additional total legal charges as well as result in frustration.
- Get an alternative lawyer to to deal with the purchase, obviously checking they are Halifax approved.
- Persuade your Halifax solicitor to seek to join the Halifax panel
I am downsizing from our house in Rednal and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any high street Rednal lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed a national conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Rednal. Having lived in Rednal for many years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of 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 life insurance to cover that same ailment)
four months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Rednal took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.