My mortgage company has recommended solicitors on their panel based in West Sussex but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in West Sussex or nearer to where I live. Are you able to assist?
It is by no means the case that all West Sussex conveyancing firms are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to locate a West Sussex conveyancing conveyancer on the on the lender panel.
I am buying a house and the lawyer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the house could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in West Sussex
Unless a previous purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you could take it that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in West Sussex to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in West Sussex. Now, I need my files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in West Sussex of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Do I need to be concerned that estate agents that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a factory type conveyancing firm as opposed to a local West Sussex conveyancing firm?
As with lots of service providers, often recommendations from connections can be most helpful. Nevertheless there are many parties with a vested interest in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks might all recommend solicitors to appoint. Sometimes the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but sometimes there is an underlying financial incentive behind the endorsement. You have the right to appoint your own lawyer. You need to be aware that the majority of lenders specify a panel list of law firms you have to use for the mortgage aspect of your conveyancing.
My father-in-law has suggested that I use his conveyancers in West Sussex. Do I follow his recommendation?
Much as we are happy to recommend a West Sussex conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to have referrals from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the conveyancer that you are are thinking of instructing.
Is planning consent required to convert a single dwelling into multiple appartments in West Sussex? This has taken place to a house next door to my home in West Sussex and was ignorant of the conversion until after the works were finished.
Planning Consent yes. Building Reg Approval yes.