I am helping my mother sell her house in Sheffield. Does the conveyancing solicitor arrange the EPC or it is for the owner to coordinate?
After the demise of HIPs, energy assessments was kept a mandatory part of selling a property. An energy performance certificate must be to hand before the property is advertised. This is not something that solicitors normally arrange. If you are instructing a Sheffield conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange EPC’s given their relationships with long established local accredited person
My lawyer has informed me that defective lease insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Sheffield?
The right level of defective lease indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Nationwide Building Society and Coventry Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.
Is it the case that all Sheffield solicitor practices on the HSBC conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the HSBC approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the SRA. The majority of mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I am intent on selling our house in Sheffield and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A high street Sheffield conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using an online conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Sheffield. Having lived in Sheffield for many years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor 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 am purchasing my first flat in Sheffield with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the side-deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
How do I search for a Sheffield law firm on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am willing to travel upto 25miles to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Sheffield conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Sheffield conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to check whether they are on the Yorkshire Building Society panel
As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Swansea but I am based in Sheffield. My lawyer (who is 300 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Sheffield who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Sheffield
I am an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a property in Sheffield which will be marketed. The bungalow has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm advised that some buyers solicitors will insist that it is done before they will proceed. What's the mechanism for this?
In the situation that you have set out it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.