What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Coney Hall
Two types of professional can execute conveyancing in Coney Hall namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. The two can provide the legal services that you need to complete the disposal or purchase of property. Both are duty bound to execute Coney Hall conveyancing on similar standards and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be professionally carried out and that all necessary procedures will be correctly followed.
This question may be naive but I am new to the process as a 1st time buyer of a garden flat in Coney Hall. Do I receive the keys to the property on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Coney Hall?
On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Coney Hall. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be able to receive the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.
Is it the case that all Coney Hall solicitors on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Bank of Ireland approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many banks do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be regulated by the CLC.
What can a local search tell me concerning the property I am buying in Coney Hall?
Coney Hall conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Xpress Legal The local search plays a central part in many a Coney Hall conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject areas.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Coney Hall 4 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
You no longer need to have the physical official documentation to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
How does conveyancing in Coney Hall differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Coney Hall approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Coney Hall usually acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Coney Hall or who has acted in the same development.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Coney Hall for my house move. Is it possible to review a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
You can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor telephone calls for training purposes.