Completed the sale of my flat in Burwell last January yet the purchaser is whats apping me complaining that their lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your conveyancer is obliged to send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been discharged to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Burwell.
I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in Burwell. I I am struggling to find out whether they are accepted on the Alliance & Leicester approved list of lawyers. Can you help?
You should contact your solicitor and enquire if they can act for the lender. Otherwise you can call Alliance & Leicester who may be able to confirm.
A relative recommended that where I am purchasing in Burwell I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Burwell conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Burwell around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Burwell Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Burwell.
My wife and I own a semi-detached Edwardian property in Burwell. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and The Mortgage Works. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. Is it worth asking The Mortgage Works to clarify?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Burwell and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.
In surfing the internet for the phrase on line conveyancing in Burwell it shows results of numerous property lawyersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancing solicitor for my move?
The ideal way of finding the right conveyancer is through a trusted referral, so ask friends and those you trust who have acquired a property in Burwell or a reputable estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Burwell differ, so it's sensible to secure a minimum of three costs illustrations from varying types of law firms. Be sure to obtain confirmation what costs in the quote includes.