How do I discover of the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Sidcup is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Accord Mortgages Ltd thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in additional conveyancing invoice.
Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this web page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Sidcup’ or your preferred area and you will see numerous solicitors offices in Sidcup or by proximity to you.
Is it necessary to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when acquiring a residence in Sidcup?
Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Sidcup to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Sidcup. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. 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 Sidcup of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I'm purchasing a new build house in Sidcup benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this deal as it could impact my loan with Bank of Scotland. 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.
Should I instruct a Sidcup conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? An old friend can perform the conveyancing but they are based a couple of hundredmiles away.
The benefit of a high street Sidcup conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign documents, hand in your identification documents and pester them if necessary. Having local Sidcup know how is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who used your friend and the majority were happy that must trump using an unknown Sidcup conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being local.
My in 2008. He has got wed, divorced and has recently remarried. He now intends to dispose of the Sidcup property. I suspect that he will just be requested to provide a copy of his marriage certificates to the solicitor however he is anxious it will hold up the sale of the apartment. Is it worth updating the Land Registry details for the house?
It is not absolutely necessary to update the register on the basis that you have the evidence needed to show how the name change has come about.
The purchaser’s solicitor should check the title details and need evidence to establish the name change for example marriage documentation.