My husband and I swapping mortgage lender for our penthouse in Wallasey with Nationwide. We have a son 19 who lives with us. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have two concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Nationwide conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his entitlement to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Nationwide. This is solely used to protect Nationwide if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Nationwide had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Wallasey. I need to find out whether they are on the The Mortgage Works approved list of lawyers. Could you help?
You should call your conveyancer and ask them if they can act for the lender. Otherwise you can call The Mortgage Works who may be able to help.
We previously appointed conveyancers based in Wallasey on the Nottingham solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a supplemental fee for the legal aspects of the Nottingham mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Nottingham?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your property lawyer may levy a fee for this. The charge is not set by Nottingham but by your Wallasey conveyancing practitioner. Plenty of firms on the Nottingham panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Intending to buy a flat in Wallasey. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Wallasey conveyancing practitioner is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel.
I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by RBS. Is it usual for RBS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Wallasey is approved on their conveyancing panel? RBS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for RBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the RBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
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I have just appointed agents to market my garden apartment in Wallasey. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have just received a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?
The sensible thing to do is discharge the service charge as usual as all ground rent and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents 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 Wallasey - Examples of Queries Prior to buying
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Is there a share of the freehold? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? Does the lease have onerous restrictions?
Are there any distinct advantages to selecting a high street property lawyer in Wallasey
A significant proportion of house movers in Wallasey prefer a nearby high street lawyer so that they can visit if they have concerns, and to sign documents without using the post.
There is a distinct edge when using a conveyancing practitioner local to a house you are buying, due to the familiarity of the locality and possible local issues - yet this is debatable. The majority of conveyancers are now over the web and could be any place in the world.