The Aston Clinton conveyancing solicitors that just started acting on my purchase in Aston Clinton have suddenly closed. I chose them because I needed a lawyer on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel and my previous Aston Clinton lawyer was not. I paid them £170 on account. What do I do now?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to help.
It has been five months following my purchase conveyancing in Aston Clinton completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I opted to have a survey done on a property in Aston Clinton prior to appointing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to give a loan on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Aston Clinton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Aston Clinton to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Aston Clinton for my remortgage. Can I check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public can search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training reasons.
Do online conveyancing companies undertake everything a local Aston Clinton solicitor does or do I still need to use a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Aston Clinton?
Where you use an online conveyancer they will undertake all the tasks your Aston Clinton solicitor will cover.