I was notified yesterday by my IFA that my St Albans property lawyer is not on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be sure whether this is correct?
The first thing you need to do is to call your St Albans conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a St Albans conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
We are looking to buy a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in St Albans who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for HSBC . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in St Albans.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in St Albans. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do 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 St Albans of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in St Albans. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in St Albans
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Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please supply a car parking plan. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in St Albans in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will not give a mortgage on this type of home.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in St Albans. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in St Albans to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
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