Having sold my house in Stokenchurch last January yet the purchaser is whats apping daily complaining that her conveyancer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?
Following your sale your lawyer is obliged to deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where appropriate, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Stokenchurch.
I am purchasing a new build flat in Stokenchurch. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Stokenchurch you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender'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 Stokenchurch.
My relative suggested that where I am buying in Stokenchurch I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Stokenchurch conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Stokenchurch around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Stokenchurch Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Stokenchurch Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Stokenchurch.
How does conveyancing in Stokenchurch differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Stokenchurch come to us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because builders in Stokenchurch tend to purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Stokenchurch or who has acted in the same development.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial property in Stokenchurch and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to business lessees, granting the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act to your advantage and help with commercial conveyancing in Stokenchurch
Am I better off to use a Stokenchurch conveyancing practitioner based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can perform the conveyancing however her office is over three hundred kilometers away.
The primary upside of using a local Stokenchurch conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to execute documents, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were happy that should surpass using an unknown Stokenchurch conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Stokenchurch based.