How do I find the right solicitor who can provide a 1st class service for my conveyancing in St Johns?
First ask relatives who they would recommend.
Option 2 is to search the web for conveyancing in St Johns. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms from the list and invite them to send you their conveyancing estimate and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee the conveyancing beforecommitting.
Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to help you find the right lawyers taking into account your personal factors including location,speed, complexity and who the proposed lender is. Do not be teased by £99 conveyancing in St Johns
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in St Johns and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street St Johns lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed an online conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in St Johns. Having lived in St Johns for three years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of 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 health insurance to cover that same sickness)
I have recentlybecome aware that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in St Johns for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of St Johns conveyancing specialists.
I am buying my first flat in St Johns with a loan from Yorkshire Building Society. The sellers refused to budge the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not to tell my solicitor about the extras as it may put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.
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.
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in St Johns prior to appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some banks may not issue a loan on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in St Johns. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in St Johns especially if they are accustomed to such properties in St Johns.
Taking into account that I will soon part with £400,000 on 3 bedroom house in St Johns I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer concerning thehouse move ahead of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor due to be conducting your property ownership legalities in St Johns.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a case reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in St Johns should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.