At what point will exchange of contracts take place for purchase conveyancing in Cottenham and am I required to attend the solicitors office?

If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Cottenham you are invited in to sign documents. However, the law practices we work with offer a nationwide conveyancing service and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not the important part. A signed contract is necessary for the firm to officially exchange when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Cottenham)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

I have an AIP. The bank mentioned the home loan came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to appoint their panel solicitor as I would much rather use a local conveyancing solicitor in Cottenham?

Do check but the the likelihood is that appoint one of their panel solicitors if you take up the "fee-free" deal. Contact the bank and check if they make available a monetary alternative. Some banks have previously offered a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case you could put that amount towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor in Cottenham.

A colleague advised me that in purchasing a property in Cottenham there could be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in Cottenham which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Cottenham should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

We are aiming to move property in August. Should my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you put forward a removal company in Cottenham. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen prior to coming across this site.

On the day of completion you will need to pick up the keys from the estate agent but this can only take place once the previous owners conveyancers advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be collected. You will need to tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. We do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can help you find a conveyancing in Cottenham or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in Cottenham.

I am the single recipient of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Cottenham. The Cottenham property was put into my name in April. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership could be considered the same way as though I had purchased the house in April. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be caught by that. many mortgage companies would take a practical view as this provision primarily exists to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

My relative suggested that where I am buying in Cottenham I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Cottenham conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Cottenham around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Cottenham Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Cottenham Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Cottenham.

I note that you have a search directory listing firms on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. Do Cottenham conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my conveyancing?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the lender conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Cottenham.