Having sold my house in Belford last December yet the purchaser is SMS messaging me to moan that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What should have happened following completion?
Following your disposal your solicitor should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the mortgage has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion formalities just for conveyancing in Belford.
Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Belford. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?
Given that you are now exchanged you will need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer soon as you are faced with a fast approaching deadline in which to complete the property. An auction property will ordinarily have an associated legal set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold property the auction pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork relating to a leasehold property. You should hand this to the lawyer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that you have funds in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
This question may be naive but I am new to the process as a first time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Belford. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on completion from my lawyer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Belford?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the vendor’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be called to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.
A colleague informed me that in purchasing a property in Belford there may be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to the property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Belford which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Belford should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Belford. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact 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 Belford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, 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 Belford differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Belford come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because builders in Belford usually 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 property lawyers 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 Belford or who has acted in the same development.
What does commercial conveyancing in Belford cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Belford covers a wide array of services, provided by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.