Having been suggested to visit your organisation we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Blackfriars endorsed on your site but have come across alternative estimates on the internet look less expensive – how come?
There are lots of conveyancers offering theoretically looks to be the cheapest conveyancing in Blackfriars. We would encourage you to think twice about how much you respect your own move to you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the standard of the legal work. Some hide extras well inside the terms of business. The law firms that we list for conveyancing in Blackfriars neverbehave this way.
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Blackfriars? Why is this being asked of me?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering laws require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the potential client they are dealing with prior to agreeing to accepting their conveyancing business. The Terms of Engagement that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the CML Lenders Handbook requirements last updated on 1st December 2014. Where you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your lawyer would not be able to act for you.
I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in Blackfriars. I need to find out if they are accepted on the Skipton Building Society approved list of lawyers. Could you help?
The first thing to do is contact your conveyancer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively please get in touch with Skipton Building Society who may be able to help.
Should our lawyer be asking questions regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Blackfriars.
Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers conducting conveyancing in Blackfriars. There are those who purchase a house in Blackfriars, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a various checks that may be undertaken by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which should figure out the risks in Blackfriars. The conventional set of property information forms sent to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a usual question of the owner to determine whether the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that the property has been flooded in past which is not disclosed by the owner, then a purchaser could bring a legal claim for losses as a result of such an misleading reply. A buyer’s solicitors will also conduct an enviro search. This will indicate if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries should be initiated.
How do I establish who owns a property in Blackfriars?
Provided the premises is recorded at HM Land Registry, and you have requisite specifics of the location of the premises, you will be able to view results from the the Land Registry of the recorded proprietor for a for less than a fiver.