Having sold my house in Stocksfield last March but our buyer keeps Skype messaging every few hours to moan that her conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?
After completion of your sale your solicitor should send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where appropriate, your solicitor must also confirm that the mortgage has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Stocksfield.
We are due to move property in April. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Stocksfield. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen before I stumbled across this page.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the keys from your property agent however this should only take place when the sellers solicitors inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be handed over. You can inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal company but can help you find a conveyancing in Stocksfield or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Stocksfield.
We previously selected conveyancers located in Stocksfield on the Virgin Money solicitor approved list. They are now charging me an additional charge for dealing with the Virgin Money mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Virgin Money?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner can levy a fee for this. This fee is not set by Virgin Money but by your Stocksfield solicitor. Some firms on the Virgin Money panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but some firms include it on their overall fee.
Santander have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a flat in Stocksfield has been accepted, what are the next steps?
Your property agent will want to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the property lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Call up Santander or the broker and finalise any outstanding documentation. Santander will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or seller to book a slot for the valuation to take place. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a fortnight to receive the mortgage offer. Santander will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Stocksfield.
Should our lawyer be raising enquiries concerning flooding during the conveyancing in Stocksfield.
Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers conducting conveyancing in Stocksfield. Some people will acquire a property in Stocksfield, fully aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Conveyancers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a number of searches that can be initiated by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which will figure out the risks in Stocksfield. The conventional set of information supplied to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard inquiry of the seller to find out whether the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that the residence has been flooded in past and is not notified by the owner, then a buyer may commence a legal claim for losses resulting from an misleading reply. The buyer’s lawyers should also order an environmental report. This will higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be carried out.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and identified one close by in Stocksfield I like with open areas and station nearby, however it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Stocksfield suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
If you need a home loan that many years may be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
I am looking to sell my property. My past conveyancers has retired. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Stocksfield if that makes a difference.
Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Stocksfield. 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.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing solicitor in Stocksfield for my remortgage. Is it possible to check a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Anyone may see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor telephone calls for training requirements.