I am in the market for a reasonably priced conveyancer. Should I go for for an online conveyancer rather than a local Waterbeach conveyancing solicitor?
Established third party connections is an important consideration when appointing conveyancing lawyers. Waterbeach law firms enjoy long term relationships with mortgage brokers and Waterbeach, local authorities, surveyors and other law firms meaning the whole process is going to be much smoother for you. Having a well rounded knowledge of the local area is also a plus .
I am purchasing a property for cash in Waterbeach. I have been living for the last twelve years in Waterbeach. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I have knowledge of the road and vicinity very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a home loan, then all but one or two of the Waterbeach conveyancing searches are optional. Your conveyancer will 'advise', no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but he is duty bound to do this. One thing to consider; if you are likely to dispose of the house in the future, it will be of relevance to your future buyer what the searches contain. There are plenty of instances where premises with day to day issues can still show up unfavourable search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Waterbeach will provide you some practical guidance concerning this.
What does a local search inform me regarding the property I am buying in Waterbeach?
Waterbeach conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Xpress Legal The local search plays an important role in many a Waterbeach conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in Waterbeach I like with open areas and transport links nearby, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Waterbeach in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
Taking into account that I am about to part with £400,000 on a house in Waterbeach I would like to have a conversation with the conveyancer about mytransaction in advance of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?
This is something that we encourage - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer due to be doing your conveyancing in Waterbeach.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a file reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Waterbeach should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the estate agent informed us that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's recommended lawyers as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Waterbeach
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this requirement. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to instruct your own,trusted Waterbeach conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds demanded by corporate headquarters.