Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Sittingbourne even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to acquire an office in Sittingbourne with a mortgage from Santander?
The service is predominantly there to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in Sittingbourne but we have set out towards the end of this page a few Sittingbourne commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the firm directly to establish if they can also act for Santander
My wife and I are buying a apartment in Sittingbourne. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to put money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Sittingbourne. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?
Now that you have to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you should instruct a conveyancing lawyer as a matter of urgency as you will have a pending a drop dead date to complete the deal. Every auction property will have a corresponding auction pack. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold property the auction papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You must pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
Lloyds have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a apartment in Sittingbourne has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone Lloyds or the broker and complete any relevant documentation. Lloyds will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to schedule a time for the valuation to happen. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a week to receive the mortgage offer. Lloyds will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Sittingbourne.
My partner and I are planning on selling our home in Sittingbourne and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Sittingbourne lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Sittingbourne. We have lived in Sittingbourne for 4 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You need to check with 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 ailment)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Sittingbourne?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Sittingbourne is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Sittingbourne are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Sittingbourne you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sittingbourne may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
My mother and father cant seem to find their Sittingbourne property on the HMLR online search facility. They recall that back in the 60’s when they bought the house there were complications regarding the post code not being recognised in some systems.
Almost all premises in Sittingbourne should appear. Have you attempted a search to just the postcode. Ordinarily it will disclose all the houses and flats inside that postcode. Where recorded it will show up with a title number. If they bought fifty years ago it's conceivable it may be unregistered. The property could still be revealed but with the title number shown 'na'. In this scenario you will need to track down the original title documentation which may be with your parent’s mortgage company.