My Solicitor in Strood is not on the Barclays Direct Approved Panel. Can I still continue with my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Barclays Direct list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing Strood lawyers but Barclays Direct will need to use a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall conveyancing charges and cause frustration.
- Find a new lawyer to act in the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are Persuade your solicitor to use their best endeavours to join the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel
We are purchasing a house and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to pay as it falls into the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Strood
Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers conducting conveyancing in Strood to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Strood took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
How does conveyancing in Strood differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Strood contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is completed. This is because developers in Strood usually acquire the site, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 Strood or who has acted in the same development.
Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on a two bedroom apartment in Strood I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer regarding thetransaction prior to appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?
We could not agree more - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor due to be carrying out your conveyancing in Strood.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a file number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Strood should be the figure that you are charged.
I’m about to sell my 2 bed apartment in Strood. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have recently received a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?
The sensible thing to do is pay the invoice as usual because all ground rent and maintenance charges will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Strood - Sample of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing
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Who manages the block? What is the service charge and ground rent on the property? Is there a share of the freehold?