It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Chandlers Ford. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I am unable to track down my deeds. Is this a problem?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be with the lender or they could stored with the conveyancers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Chandlers Ford relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is not registered it is more tricky but is resolvable.
We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Chandlers Ford for our home move. Our broker informed us that our bank Bank of Ireland won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?
Before the recession most mortgage companies had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Chandlers Ford conveyancing firms would have been on many mortgage company panels. The financial services regulator in 2010 conducted a thematic review into mortgage fraud which concluded: know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies have regularly sought more data from law firms regarding their operations and their employees as well as set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum amount of conveyancing. Many Chandlers Ford conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have a 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Chandlers Ford is amongst the thousands of locations where the lawyers we list are are authorised to act for Bank of Ireland.
I have been told that property searches are the main reason for delay in Chandlers Ford conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Chandlers Ford.
What tools are available to locate a Chandlers Ford solicitor on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Chandlers Ford conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Chandlers Ford conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to see if they are on the Skipton Building Society approved list
In sourcing the web for the term conveyancing in Chandlers Ford it brings up many conveyancersin the vicinity. How do I determine which is the right property lawyer for the sale of my house?
The preferential way of finding the right conveyancer is through a trusted referral, so enquire of friends and those you trust who have acquired a property in Chandlers Ford or the local estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Chandlers Ford vary, so it's advisable to secure a minimum of four estimates from different property lawyers. Be sure to seek confirmation what costs in the quote includes.