My wife and I are about to exchange buying a house in Worcester Park but as a consequence of damage from some water damage at the property I have managed to agree recompense from the owner in the sum of six thousand pounds in the form of a reduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of amending the contract however Coventry BS will not permit this. Why were they notified?
The conveyancer that is on a Coventry BS approved list is required to disclose to Coventry BS of any changes to the sale price. If you were to refuse your property lawyer to report the price change to Coventry BS then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Coventry BS and you would have to appoint a new conveyancer for your conveyancing in Worcester Park.
My wife and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Worcester Park and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Worcester Park lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers used a factory type conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Worcester Park. Having lived in Worcester Park for many years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house are lost. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Worcester Park 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?
Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be retained by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your property and get current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for twenty pounds.
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Worcester Park in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to grant a loan on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Worcester Park. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
My partner has recommend that I instruct his conveyancers in Worcester Park. Should I use them?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Worcester Park conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to get feedback from friends or family who have actually experience in using the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.
Our mortgage broker has recommended their solicitor for my conveyancing in Worcester Park - Is it not simpler advisable to just instruct them?
This is not necessarily the case and you are free to instruct whichever solicitor you decide for your Worcester Park home move. A property lawyer recommended by an estate agent may not necessarily be the best property lawyer, they may put forward their preferred conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your property lawyer and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.