I am expecting a mortgage with Nat West. I intend to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Sale. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We're in Sale, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Yorkshire BS , and our lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
My husband and I are in the throws of looking at houses in Sale and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it sensible to have a conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Aldermore.
It would be advisable to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the EA. As you are seeking a mortgage with Aldermore, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Sale off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with Kent Reliance. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Sale. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an upfront payment of £150. Soon after, the conveyancer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
It has been 3 months following my purchase conveyancing in Sale took place. I have checked the Land Registry website 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 premises 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.
My company is planning to take over a lease of an office on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering competitive fees for commercial conveyancing in Sale for under 1500k?
We are happy to recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Sale, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are hoping to purchase or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can find you the right lawyer. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and complexity of the deal. Let us have your details or phone so as to enable us to provide you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.
My aunt completed her conveyancing in Sale in 2008. She has got married, divorced and in recent months got married again. She wishes to market the house in a couple of months. I believe she will simply be need to provide a copy of the marriage papers to the solicitor but she is anxious it will hold up the house move. Should she appoint a solicitor to update the land title information for the house?
You are not required to bring up to date the title for the property on the basis that you have the proof required to show how the name change resulted.
The purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner will check the title entries and require evidence by way of proof of the name change for instance marriage certificates.