The Coniston conveyancing lawyers that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Coniston have suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I had to have a firm on the Santander conveyancing panel and my preferred Coniston lawyer was not. I paid them funds on account. What are my options?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Santander conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.

I require quick conveyancing in Coniston as I have pressure to exchange contracts inside 2 weeks. A mortgage is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not taking a mortgage you are at free not to do searches although no law firm would recommend that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Coniston the following are instances of issues that can crop up and therefore impact market value: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

Hoping to buy a property located in Coniston and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Coniston. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Coniston area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Coniston. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I've recently bought a leasehold property in Coniston. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

Leasehold Conveyancing in Coniston - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

How long is the Lease? What restrictions exist in the Coniston Lease? For many Coniston leaseholds the cost for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, albeit that a few managing agents in Coniston ask tenants to contribute towards a reserve fund created for the specific purpose of building a fund for larger works.

Do I stop the direct debit for my mortgage with Virgin Money once a completion date for my home sale in Coniston has been agreed?

No, you should maintain meeting any mortgage sums to Virgin Money pending the mortgage being redeemed on completion as part of your Coniston conveyancing.