Just contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Blaenavon who completed the legal work two years ago asking for a conveyancing quote based on the same type of home move (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of similar values with a mortgage from Alliance & Leicester . I am now being quoted double. Better the devil I know or do I try and find an alternative property lawyer?
The quote is fractionally on the high side. Where you are willing to expend time contrasting prices you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, assuming were happy with the service the firm offered you maycome to rue choosing an an unknown solicitor. Don't forget to enquire that the firm can act for Alliance & Leicester . You can make use of our search tool to get a quote a Blaenavon conveyancing firm on the Alliance & Leicester member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Blaenavon.
Should our lawyer be raising enquiries regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Blaenavon.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors dealing with homes in Blaenavon. There are those who purchase a house in Blaenavon, completely aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a various checks that can be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should figure out the risks in Blaenavon. The conventional set of information supplied to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a standard question of the vendor to determine whether the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that the premises has been flooded in past and is not revealed by the vendor, then a purchaser could bring a legal claim for losses stemming from an inaccurate response. The buyer’s lawyers may also conduct an enviro search. This will higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries should be carried out.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Blaenavon. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Blaenavon 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.
I'm remortgaging my existing house to a buy to let loan with National Westminster Bank and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a down payment on further property. The area we are interested in is Blaenavon. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and tie in the two deals?
Do use our search tool on this page to ensure that the conveyancers are approved by both banks. Assuming that they are the lawyer will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and communicate your desired outcome and needs.
A licensed conveyancer handled my conveyancing in Blaenavon 5 years past having stored my deeds but has since been shut down – What can I do to retreive these?
Title deeds, as such, no longer exist as the majority of properties in Blaenavon are archived digitally at Land Registry. Where you need to prove evidence of proprietorship or are selling or refinancing your lawyer can obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.