The owners of the house we are purchasing hired a conveyancing practitioner in Tonbridge who has insisted on a preliminary agreement with a payment 6,000. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?
There are a couple of primary downsides with signing a lock out contract (sometimes known as an exclusivity agreement) is that it can distract from moving forward with the conveyancing transaction itself, so unless it requires little or no negotiation then it could transpire to be unhelpful. It is not promoted by Tonbridge conveyancing lawyers for this reason. A supplemental issue is the extent of the remedies available - an aggrieved buyer is not likely to be granted an injunctive ruling by a court to stop the seller disposing of the property to an alternative purchaser, so the only remedy open via the agreement will be the recovery of abortive charges and, in limited situations, the extra payment of damages.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Tonbridge even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I wish to buy a shop in Tonbridge with a loan from Aldermore?
The service is predominantly utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Tonbridge but we have listed at the bottom of this page a few Tonbridge commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to check if they can also act for Aldermore
It has been three months since my purchase conveyancing in Tonbridge 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 residence 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.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Tonbridge prior to appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will not issue a loan on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you contact us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Tonbridge. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Tonbridge to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but reside in Tonbridge. My solicitor (who is 300 kilometers from merequires that I sign a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Tonbridge who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Tonbridge
Our estate agent has suggested using their property lawyer for my conveyancing in Tonbridge - Surely it’s easier to just use them?
It is worth checking if the estate agent is recommending a lawyer or introducing to a solicitor. There are plenty of Tonbridge estate agents who recommend two or three Tonbridge conveyancing firms purely based on those lawyers offering a great service.