Me and my wife are buying our first house. The solicitor has messagedto enquire if we want to purchase additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's recommended for conveyancing in Seven Kings
The scope of Seven Kings conveyancing searches depends entirely on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your general attitude to risk. What matters is that you adequately comprehend what information each search could supply. You may then decide if you consider that you need that search. Should you be in doubt, ask your conveyancer to guide you.
We see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Seven Kings?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Seven Kings.
I am purchasing a right to buy a flat in Seven Kings. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Seven Kings you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Seven Kings.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Seven Kings. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Seven Kings of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Seven Kings before appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks will not issue a mortgage on such a home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Seven Kings. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I have read on various consumer advice websites that when selecting a conveyancing lawyer they must be approved by your bank. I am new to the process but I have an AIP with Nat West Bank and I already have a local conveyancing lawyer in Seven Kings at the ready. Can Halifax need an approved solicitor to be used? If so, where do I find that list for my conveyancing in Seven Kings?
You need to instruct a solicitor that is on the Halifax panel. The simplest thing to do is ring your preferred Seven Kings conveyancing lawyer to check if they are on the Halifax panel. If they are not on the panel you have a number of options open to you here:
- Proceed with your chosen Seven Kings conveyancing practitioner but Halifax will undoubtedly retain a conveyancing practitioner on their approved list. The net impact is additional cost together with probable interruption.
- Choose a new lawyer to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the Halifax conveyancing panel.
- Convince your solicitor to apply to join the bank panel.