My Solicitor in Barnes Cray has never been on on the Halifax Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the Halifax approved list?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your preferred Barnes Cray solicitors but Halifax will need to instruct a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal charges and result in frustration.
- Get a new practitioner to act in the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the Halifax panel
What will a local search tell me regarding the property I am purchasing in Barnes Cray?
Barnes Cray conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Onsearch The local search plays a central role in most Barnes Cray conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Barnes Cray. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Barnes Cray of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Barnes Cray differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Barnes Cray contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because builders in Barnes Cray typically buy the real estate, 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 Barnes Cray or who has acted in the same development.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Barnes Cray is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can give?
Flying freeholds in Barnes Cray are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Barnes Cray you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Barnes Cray may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.