Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Higham Ferrers costs more?
In summary, leasehold conveyancing in Higham Ferrers and Northamptonshire usually involve extra due diligence compared to freehold conveyancing. This includes lease investigation, communicating with the landlord concerning the service of applicable notices, securing current service charge and management information, obtaining the landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – regardless of the fact the lease has passed through many different property solicitors hands since it was first granted.
I bought my flat on 4 February and my personal details is not yet on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Higham Ferrers said it should be formalised in a couple of weeks. Are transfers in Higham Ferrers uniquely lengthy to register?
As far as conveyancing in Higham Ferrers is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry communicate with any 3rd persons or bodies. As of today approximately 80% of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Registration is effected after the new owner is living at the property therefore 'speed' is not typically an essential issue but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers can contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.
How does conveyancing in Higham Ferrers differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Higham Ferrers contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because new home sellers in Higham Ferrers typically acquire 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 used to new build conveyancing in Higham Ferrers or who has acted in the same development.
Is it possible to change firm as I have to instruct one who is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Higham Ferrers round the corner but she is not approved by Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Higham Ferrers on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Higham Ferrers. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare costs for conveyancing solicitors in Higham Ferrers and beyond.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a residence in Monmouth but reside in Higham Ferrers. My solicitor (based 200 miles awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Higham Ferrers who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Higham Ferrers