The housing market in Castleford is heating up. What can I do to accelerate the buying process?
Where the seller is applying pressure for your conveyancing we would recommend that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will make use of local connections and insight. It is possible that they would have conducted previoushomes in the same road. Therefore consider using a Castleford conveyancing firm. In addition, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the lender panel. It is claimed that nearly one in five of Castleford conveyancing transactions are delayed or jeopardised after finding out that a buyer’s solicitor was not on their banks panel. This can often result in the transaction being delayed by as much as 21 days. It is understood that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home moves every year. Most Castleford conveyancing practices can not represent certain lenders so do check at the outset.
I have justdiscovered that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Castleford for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Castleford conveyancing specialists.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in Castleford I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Castleford in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?
If you require a mortgage that many years may be problematic. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.
How simple is it to change firm as I need to select a firm on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Castleford five minutes from me but the firm is not approved by Yorkshire Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Castleford on the Yorkshire Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Castleford. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Castleford and throughout England and Wales.
I am considering instructing an online lawyer ahead of a Castleford conveyancing firm. Am I making a mistake?
Various benefits exist in being able to visit a local Castleford conveyancing solicitor such as
- signing documents same day
- having face-to-face explanations of things that you need help with
- the ability to raise concerns if things need to addressed
When analysing fees, look out for hidden extras. The majority decent Castleford high street solicitors give an all-inclusive figure. Many online agents appear to offer low cost fees, yet have burried 'extras' in the in the terms and conditions.