The Stanstead Abbotts conveyancing firm handling our Stanstead Abbotts conveyancing has spotted an inconsistency between the information in the valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer says that he needs to check that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s approach correct?
Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Stanstead Abbotts costs more?
Stanstead Abbotts leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving applicable notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
I am purchasing a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Stanstead Abbotts who is on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Platform Home Loans Ltd in certain locations such as Stanstead Abbotts. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I acquired my house on 6 April and my personal details is yet to be on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Stanstead Abbotts advises it would be dealt with in less than a month. Are titles in Stanstead Abbotts particularly slow to register?
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Stanstead Abbotts registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any third parties. At present roughly 80% of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted delays. Historically registration occurs once the purchaser is living at the property thus an expedited registration is not typically top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
My husband and I are novice buyers - agreed a price, but the property agent advised that the owners will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's preferred solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Stanstead Abbotts
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this ultimatum. Should the owner want ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your own,trusted Stanstead Abbotts conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthe ones that will give the estate agent a commission or achieve conveyancing targets pre-set by HQ.
My wife and I have just had an offer accepted on our 1st home in Stanstead Abbotts, and need to get solicitors instructed. I have used the different comparison tools and the fee estimates are from all over the country. Is it essential to have a Stanstead Abbotts conveyancer local to your potential new home? We are fine to do all the communicating over the web, but I guess at some point we will be required to attend the conveyancing practitioner's office to sign papers?
The conveyancer does not need to be in Stanstead Abbotts, but opting for local means that you have the option to go in if you need to, by way of example, if a signature is needed urgently. In addition, a Stanstead Abbotts solicitor is likely to be familiar with local agents and (if the vendor has chosen a local lawyer) with them, which should help smooth the process.