Completed the sale of my flat in Victoria Docks last March but my buyer keeps whats apping me to moan that their lawyer is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Following your sale your lawyer should send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Victoria Docks.
My property lawyer in Victoria Docks is not listed on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to use my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Victoria Docks solicitors but Godiva Mortgages Ltd will need to instruct a conveyancer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total legal fees and cause delays.
- Find an alternative lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel
I have been told that property searches are the main reason for delay in Victoria Docks conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Victoria Docks.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Victoria Docks 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?
These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your solicitor will know precisely where to locate all the relevant documentation so you can buy or sell your property without any difficulty. If duplicates can’t be found, your lawyer can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the property.
Are there any apps to help locate a Victoria Docks solicitor on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Victoria Docks conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Victoria Docks conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can call them to see whether they are on the Barclays Direct member panel
I was advised by my bank that their approved solicitors work on no completion no charge basis for conveyancing in Victoria Docks. Our purchase aborted and now the solicitors have invoiced for search fees! They are claiming that the fees are nothing to do with their fees!
By offering "no completion no fee" Victoria Docks conveyancing practices are waiving their charges for any work done. We must stress this does not constitute an insurance scheme. Disbursements aren’t covered – where the conveyancing practitioner have to pay money out to independent parties, for example Victoria Docks local search fees