My friend's dad is a conveyancer. I expect that I can be offered mate’s fee for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Castle Bromwich?
It’s wise to request two or three conveyancing estimates. Do use our search tool on this site. You will notice that charges seem to be different but service levels do differ between law firms as is the case with most professions.
I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must be out of my rented property in Castle Bromwich by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice for your tenancy until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, speak to your conveyancer and ask them to they chase the other side, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will work towards
Finally the sale completed on my house in Castle Bromwich last November yet the purchaser is Skype messaging every few hours to moan that his conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
Following your sale your lawyer is obliged to send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities peculiar conveyancing in Castle Bromwich.
I purchased a 4 bedroom Edwardian property in Castle Bromwich. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Halifax. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Castle Bromwich and other locations in 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 check the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Castle Bromwich is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Castle Bromwich are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Castle Bromwich you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Castle Bromwich may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.