We are buying a flat in Stockwood. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? On completion day we will need to deposit money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am assisting my sister sell her property in Stockwood. Will the solicitor order an energy assessment or it is for me to coordinate?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s became a required element of selling a property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand before the property is placed on the market. This is not a task that lawyers ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Stockwood conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with long established local providers
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Stockwood. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their property lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £175. Shortly after, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Nottingham panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial estate in Stockwood?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Stockwood will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Stockwood. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Stockwood.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Stockwood it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Stockwood commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Stockwood.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Stockwood prior to instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may not grant a loan on this type of property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Stockwood. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Stockwood especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Stockwood.
I was advised by two or three local selling agents in Stockwood to locate a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers over and above another?
We don’t give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
Should I choose a Stockwood conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can deal with the legal formalities however his firm is located over three hundred kilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Stockwood conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, deliver your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that should outweigh using an unfamiliar Stockwood conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.
My step-mother completed her conveyancing in Stockwood eight years past. She has since got married, widowed and is now married again. She wishes to market the property in a few weeks. I think she will simply be requested to supply copies of her marriage papers to the solicitor however she is concerned it will delay the conveyancing. Should she instruct a lawyer to update the title details for the house?
The is no need to update the register on the basis that you have the proof needed to demonstrate how the change of name has come about.
Any buyer’s property lawyer should examine the registered information and need evidence to prove the name change for instance marriage documentation.