Completed the sale of my flat in Criccieth last July yet the purchaser is telephoning me to moan that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Post completion of your sale your conveyancer should forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also evidence that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Criccieth.
My grandfather passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Criccieth. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to , pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
If you intend to re-mortgage then will require that you use a conveyancer on the conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I need some fast conveyancing in Criccieth as I am faced with a deadline to complete inside one month. Fortunately I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
If.Given you are not taking a home loan you have the choice not to have searches carried out although no law firm would suggest that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Criccieth the following are instances of what can crop up and adversely affect future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Criccieth. Now, I need my documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Criccieth of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
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