We were just about to sign contracts for a semi detached house in West Wittering. We have hit a snag. The loan offer with Santander runs out on 8/7/2025 but the owners are suggesting a completion date of 10/7/2025. Is it possible to extend the loan offer?
The best person to deal with your question is your conveyancer who is in a position to assess whether he or she is better off negotiating with the lender, owner’s representatives, property agents or conceivably all parties given what has gone on in your conveyancing to date.
I am assisting my mother sell her house in West Wittering. Will the solicitor arrange the energy performance certificate or it is for the seller to see to?
After the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was left as a required part of selling a house. An energy assessment must be commissioned in advance of the property being placed on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally arrange. If you are using a West Wittering conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established West Wittering providers
I'm at the point of looking at apartments in West Wittering and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a mortgage with Skipton.
It would be wise to commence your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Skipton, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a West Wittering lawyer having made sure that they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Barclays will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Barclays will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your solicitor will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your West Wittering postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Barclays, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in West Wittering.
Me and my brother purchased a renovated Edwardian property in West Wittering. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Nationwide Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in West Wittering and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.
How does conveyancing in West Wittering differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in West Wittering contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because new home sellers in West Wittering tend to buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in West Wittering or who has acted in the same development.
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At this site get an accurate costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the nuances for your conveyancing in West Wittering. As opposed to estate agents and many comparison sites we do not operate commission deals with solicitors. A large number of agents and online brokers 'recommend' solicitors that pays the most commission, rather than the best value conveyancing in West Wittering
In sourcing the world wide web for the words cheap conveyancing in West Wittering it brings up many solicitorsin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable solicitor for my move?
The preferential way of finding a suitable conveyancer is through a personal referral, so enquire of colleagues and those you trust who have bought a property in West Wittering or a reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in West Wittering differ, so it's a good idea to request a minimum of four fee estimates from different law firms. Be sure to seek confirmation that the costs are assured not to escalate.