My husband and I are purchasing a brand new apartment in Robertsbridge and my solicitor is advising me that she has to the lender to disclose incentives from the seller. I am on a tight deadline to exchange contracts and my preference is not to delay the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your property lawyer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
My lender has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Robertsbridge but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Robertsbridge or nearer to where I live. Are you able to help?
It is by no means the case that all Robertsbridge conveyancing practices are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make use of our search tool to locate a Robertsbridge conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.
We are purchasing a house and the lawyer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in Robertsbridge
Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Robertsbridge to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Robertsbridge?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Robertsbridge. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Robertsbridge is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Robertsbridge are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Robertsbridge you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Robertsbridge may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Robertsbridge for my home move. Is it possible to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
One can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training reasons.