Completed the sale of my flat in St James last March yet the purchaser is Skype messaging every few hours complaining that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
After completion of your sale your solicitor is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps just for conveyancing in St James.
I am buying a right to buy a flat in St James. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in St James you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in St James.
I am planning to move property in August. Should my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you suggest a removal company in St James. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across this website.
On the day of completion you will need to pick up the keys from the estate agent but this should only take place once the previous owners solicitors advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. You should tell the removal men that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a specific removal organisation but can help you choose a residential property solicitor in St James or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in St James.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Leeds Building Society as we intend to carry out improvements to our home in St James. Are we obliged to select a nearby St James solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel to handle the legals?
Leeds Building Society don't usually require a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Leeds Building Society list.
I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by UBS. Is it usual for UBS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in St James is approved on their conveyancing panel? UBS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I am looking to sell my property. My former conveyancers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in St James if that affects matters.
Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in St James. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.
Last December I purchased a leasehold house in St James. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?
In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
I have had difficulty in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in St James. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to calculate the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a St James premises is Flats 12A & 19, Evelyn Mansions Carlisle Place in June 2009. The Tribunal held that the price to be paid for the new lease of Flat 12A is £168,824, For the other flat the price was set at £169,110 This case affected 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 56 years.
Been reading online that St James solicitors are more expensive than licensed conveyancers in St James when it comes to purchasing a house. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am buying a house in St James.
When it comes to conveyancing in St James the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.