I am in the market for a low cost property lawyer. Should I go for for a web based conveyancer or a family Sittingbourne conveyancing lawyer?
Generally conveyancing practitioners in your neck of the woods will have excellent relationships with your local authority, which can help with the Sittingbourne conveyancing searches that your conveyancer will need to carry out. It can only be a plus if they have strong rapport with the Local Land Registry Office your area Sittingbourne, other conveyancers in the neighbourhood and Sittingbourne selling agents.
I am buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Sittingbourne who is on the Bank of Scotland solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Scotland in certain locations such as Sittingbourne. We dont recommend any particular firm.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Sittingbourne what would it be?
We would encourage you not to go for the cheapest Sittingbourne conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of time.
I am assisting my niece sell her flat in Sittingbourne. Does the conveyancer order the energy assessment or it is for the seller to coordinate?
After the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s was maintained a mandatory part of selling a house. An EPC needs to be to hand before the property is advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are using a Sittingbourne conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with long established local accredited person
Is it the case that all Sittingbourne CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel?
It is true that some banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Sittingbourne?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Sittingbourne. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I'm purchasing a new build house in Sittingbourne with a loan from Yorkshire Building Society. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my lawyer about this extras as it may 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.
Hoping to buy a property located in Sittingbourne and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Sittingbourne. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Sittingbourne area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Sittingbourne. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found