Souldinstructing a Bradford On Avon conveyancing firm make the legal process smoother?

In the main conveyancing practitioners in your area will have strong relationships with your local authority, which could help with your Bradford On Avon conveyancing searches that your solicitor will need to carry out. It can only help if they enjoy strong relationships with the Local Land Registry Office your area Bradford On Avon, other conveyancers in the neighbourhood and Bradford On Avon property agents.

It is a dozen years since I acquired my house in Bradford On Avon. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I am unable to find my deeds. Is this a major issue?

Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be with the lender or they may be archived with the solicitor who acted in your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Bradford On Avon relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

Will my conveyancer be asking questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Bradford On Avon.

Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors dealing with homes in Bradford On Avon. There are those who acquire a house in Bradford On Avon, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Solicitors are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a number of checks that may be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which can figure out the risks in Bradford On Avon. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms sent to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard question of the vendor to discover whether the premises has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the owner, then a buyer could commence a legal claim for losses stemming from an incorrect answer. A buyer’s conveyancers may also commission an enviro report. This should indicate if there is any known flood risk. If so, additional inquiries should be made.

I was recommended by numerous estate agents in Bradford On Avon to choose a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to offer your services over a competitor’s?

We don’t give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We thought it would be too underhand a fee as members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Bradford On Avon for my home move. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor telephone calls for training reasons.