I am purchasing a property without a mortgage in Stony Stratford. I have been living for the last dozen years in Stony Stratford. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I have knowledge of the road and vicinity very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?
If you not getting a home loan, then all but one or two of the Stony Stratford conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your conveyancer will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she is duty bound to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are going to dispose of the house one day, it will likely be be of relevance to your prospective buyer what the searches determine. On occasion houses with functional issues can still throw up unpredicted search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Stony Stratford should be able to give you some constructive advice concerning this.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Stony Stratford and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any high street Stony Stratford lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using a nationwide conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Stony Stratford. Having lived in Stony Stratford for 5 years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm 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 todaybeen informed that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Stony Stratford for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out 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 Stony Stratford conveyancing specialists.
I'm purchasing a new build house in Stony Stratford with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not inform my solicitor about the extras as it would put at risk my mortgage with Halifax. 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.
Can you offer any advice when it comes to finding a Stony Stratford conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?
If you are instructing a property lawyer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Stony Stratford conveyancing firm) it is most important that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you talk with several firms including non Stony Stratford conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be useful:
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If they are not ALEP accredited then why not? What are the legal fees for lease extension conveyancing?
Stony Stratford Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying
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How much is the ground rent and service charge? Who are the managing agents? Best to be warned whether a new roof is being installed or some other significant cost is pending that will be shared amongst the leasehold owners and could well materially impact the level of the service costs or result in a specific invoice.
My mother completed her conveyancing in Stony Stratford in 2008. She has since got married, widowed and has recently remarried. She now intends to dispose of the Stony Stratford property. I think she will just be requested to provide a copy of her marriage papers to the solicitor however she is concerned it will delay the conveyancing. Is it worth updating the land title documents for the house?
It is not absolutely necessary to update the register on the basis that you have the evidence needed to demonstrate how the name change has come about.
Any purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner will check the registered details and require evidence to establish the change of name for example marriage certificates.