I can't travel far from Slade Green. What is the rationale as to why all Slade Green conveyancing practitioners aren't included on all mortgage company panels?
Lenders highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is thought to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud annually.The elimination of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the FSA in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for mortgage companies to review their conveyancing panels, which kicked off a major policy change in the sector. It led to mortgage companies removing a number of firms off their books of approved lawyers .
Finally the sale completed on my house in Slade Green last July yet the purchaser is e-mailing every few hours to moan that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your conveyancer should deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also confirm that the mortgage has been repaid to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Slade Green.
My property lawyer in Slade Green is not listed on the Chelsea Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still continue with my family solicitor even though they are excluded from the Chelsea Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Slade Green solicitors but Chelsea Building Society will need to instruct a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal charges and cause frustration.
- Find an alternative practitioner to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are on the Chelsea Building Society panel
I require quick conveyancing in Slade Green as I am faced with pressure to sign on the dotted line within one month. A home loan is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?
If.Given you are not taking a mortgage you are at liberty not to do searches although no solicitor would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Slade Green the following are instances of issues that can appear and therefore impact market value: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Slade Green. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Slade Green 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.
Am I better off to instruct a Slade Green conveyancing solicitor based in the location that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can handle the conveyancing however they are based a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Slade Green conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign documents, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Slade Green know how is a benefit. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and the majority were happy that must surpass using an unfamiliar Slade Green conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.