Having sold my house in Sidcup last March yet the purchaser is e-mailing me complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Post completion of your sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Sidcup.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unexperienced as a first time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Sidcup. Do I collect the keys to the house on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Sidcup?
On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Sidcup. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be able to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
A relative advised me that in buying a property in Sidcup there could be a number of restrictions prohibiting external alterations to the property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Sidcup which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Sidcup should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Is there a list of Leeds Building Society panel conveyancers in Sidcup on the Building Society Association’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few banks make their panel listings viewable over the internet. Where you are looking for a Sidcup conveyancer on the Leeds Building Society please use our tool.
I have been told that property searches are a common reason for obstruction in Sidcup conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Sidcup.
three months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Sidcup completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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.
Am I right to be wary that third parties that I am dealing with are suggesting a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Sidcup conveyancing practice?
As with many service providers, often input from family and friends can be worth their weight in gold. But there are lots of people with a vested interest in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and mortgage companies might all suggest lawyers to choose. On occasion these solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but sometimes there may be a financial incentive behind the recommendation. You are at liberty to appoint your own conveyancer. Don't forget that some banks operate an approved list of solicitors you must use for the mortgage related work in your house move.
I have been looking for Sidcup competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the Sidcup firms that are listed on your directory are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?
The law firms on our directory have advised us that they are on the bank panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the lender panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific Sidcup conveyancing solicitor being on the lender conveyancing panel is incorrect.