We just had an offer accepted to purchase with Melton Mowbray Building Society. We have called around locally yet cant to find a Taunton conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved list. Please you help?
Feel free to make use of the search tool on this site. Pick the lender and type Taunton or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous solicitors based in Taunton or nearest you.
There are plenty of conveyancing solicitors in Taunton but how do I know who's good?
Do not opt for the lowest Taunton conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Yorkshire BS as we intend to carry out renovations to our house in Taunton. Are we obliged to select a bricks and mortar Taunton solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to handle the legals?
Yorkshire BS do not ordinarily instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Taunton. My mortgage broker suggested a lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £150. Not long after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me to say that they were not on the Lloyds 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 Lloyds 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.
Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that may impact a commercial estate in Taunton?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Taunton will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Taunton. The report sets out 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 Taunton.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Taunton it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Taunton commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Taunton.
The deeds to our home are lost. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Taunton 4 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?
As long as the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be recorded by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, find your house and obtain up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Taunton before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders may not issue a loan on a flying freehold property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. 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 accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Taunton. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Taunton especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Taunton.
I'm remortgaging my existing house to a buy to let mortgage with Accord Mortgages Ltd and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on further property. The neighborhood we are talking about is Taunton. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two banks and link together the two deals?
Do use our search tool on this site to be sure that the conveyancers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your lawyer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your expectations and needs.