We're in Bourton on the Water, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Santander , and our lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
I am assisting my mother sell her flat in Bourton on the Water. Will the conveyancer order the energy performance certificate or it is for the seller to coordinate?
Following the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates was kept a compulsory element of selling a house. An EPC needs to be commissioned prior to the property being marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Bourton on the Water conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established Bourton on the Water providers
Can you point me to a directory of Kent Reliance panel solicitors in Bourton on the Water on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?
No. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings open the public on the web. If you are in need of a Bourton on the Water conveyancer on the Kent Reliance please make the most of our tool.
Can I be sure that the Bourton on the Water conveyancing solicitor on the Skipton panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Bourton on the Water seeking recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advise that you speak with the lawyer conducting your conveyancing.
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Bourton on the Water. Now, I need the documents 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 Bourton on the Water 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.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £235,500 and found one close by in Bourton on the Water I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it's only got 49 years on the lease. There is not much else in Bourton on the Water suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.
Hoping to buy a property located in Bourton on the Water and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Bourton on the Water. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Bourton on the Water area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Bourton on the Water. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found