AssumingI were to purchase a straightforward housein Rochester mortgage fee and have no survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Rochester?
Any savings you would make will be limited to the costs for searches. The lawyer still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with your sellers conveyancer, SDLT return, register the title etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it will not be significant.
It is a dozen years since I acquired my property in Rochester. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I can't track down my title documents. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with the lender or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who oversaw the purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Rochester relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.
My partner and I are selling our house in Rochester and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A high street Rochester conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Rochester. Having lived in Rochester for three years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? 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 illness)
I have justdiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Rochester for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Rochester conveyancing specialists.
I'm remortgaging my existing property to a BTL loan with Aldermore and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on a second property. The area we are interested in is Rochester. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two lenders and link together the two deals?
Make use of our search tool on this page to ensure that the conveyancers are approved by both lenders. Assuming that they are the lawyer should be able to tie up the two deals but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your desired outcome and requirements.
I am one month into a residential purchase having been directed to a firm by the selling agent to execute conveyancing in Rochester. We are not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
They would have to be really poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been generated? If so you must make them aware of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks panel to avoid escalating expenses and frustration. That should be your first question of the new lawyers. The search tool will assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your home move in Rochester