Finally the sale completed on my house in Blackwall last September yet the purchaser is texting daily complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Following your disposal your solicitor is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor must also evidence that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Blackwall.
A relative recommended that where I am purchasing in Blackwall I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Blackwall conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Blackwall around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Blackwall Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Blackwall.
How does conveyancing in Blackwall differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Blackwall contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because new home sellers in Blackwall typically purchase the site, 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 conveyancers 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Blackwall or who has acted in the same development.
As co-executor for the will of my father I am selling a residence in Cardiff but live in Blackwall. My conveyancer (approximately 235 miles from merequires that I sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Blackwall to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Blackwall
Why can I not complete my conveyancing in Blackwall on a bank holiday?
This is due to the fact that on completion the money will be transferred electronically between the banks of the purchaser and seller's lawyer and at present this can only take place on a business day. It is not possible to complete on a weekend either.