I am acquiring a flat in Ashford. My Solicitor has never been on on the lender approved list. Can I still retain my Ashford conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the lender panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Your options include
- Proceed with your existing Ashford conveyancing practitioner but your bank will need to appoint a property lawyer from their conveyancing panel. The net result is additional fees and likely interruption.
- Get a fresh conveyancing practitioner to conduct the conveyancing, making sure they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
- Convince your conveyancing practitioner to seek to join the bank panel
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Ashford 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?
These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your solicitor will know precisely where to locate all the suitable documentation so you can purchase or dispose of your house without a hitch. Where copies can’t be located, your lawyer can put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on your premises.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Ashford I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Ashford in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you need a mortgage that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
What tools are available to locate a Ashford law firm on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel upto 10miles to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Ashford conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Ashford conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can call them to verify whether they are on the Alliance & Leicester member panel
My husband and I are 14 days into a leasehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the estate agent to perform conveyancing in Ashford. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
They would have to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been generated? If so you need to inform them of the new lawyer and have the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid supplemental expenses and delays. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Ashford