Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Seaton Sluice conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel?
Seaton Sluice conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Barclays directly.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Seaton Sluice. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Seaton Sluice of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Seaton Sluice differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Seaton Sluice approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because new home sellers in Seaton Sluice typically acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Seaton Sluice or who has acted in the same development.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Seaton Sluice I like with amenity areas and station nearby, however it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Seaton Sluice for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.
How do I identify a Seaton Sluice solicitor on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am happy to travel upto 20miles to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Seaton Sluice conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Seaton Sluice conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to see whether they are on the Britannia panel
My partner and I have recently had an offer agreed on a apartment and had an appointment on Tuesday with the Post Office for the mortgage. They warned me that when it comes to choosing a solicitor that unless they are on their approved panel of conveyancers then we will have to pay out an additional fee of £200. This is is due to the fact that they would then have to appoint a property lawyer to act on their behalf in addition to the one we select on our behalf and we assume responsibility for their invoice. I have requested the Post Office to supply me with a list so I can seek estimates only from their approved solicitors but was told they dont have such a list to hand over. Is their an easier way of going about this?
You can enquire of the Post Office what their panel criteria is for a conveyancer.Then ask the property lawyer of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on loans for the Post Office historically. If the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with the Post Office. Alternatively please utilise our search tool and we may be able to identify a solicitor in Seaton Sluice on the panel for the Post Office.