Can the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site handle conveyancing in Ross On Wye by way of an attended exchange?
We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. You should call us to receive a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.
My grandmother passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Ross On Wye. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Santander, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Given you plan to re-mortgage then Santander will require that you use a conveyancer on the Santander conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Santander conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Santander mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Ross On Wye and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers used a national conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Ross On Wye. Having lived in Ross On Wye for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You need to 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 health insurance to cover that same illness)
I am buying a new build flat in Ross On Wye. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Ross On Wye
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Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.
Given that I will soon part with 450k on a garden flat in Ross On Wye I would like to talk to a lawyer concerning thehouse move before appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?
Absolutely - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Ross On Wye.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a file reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Ross On Wye should be the figure that you are charged.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a house in Swansea but I am based in Ross On Wye. My conveyancer (who is 260 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Ross On Wye to witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Ross On Wye