It is a dozen years since I acquired my house in Desford. Conveyancing solicitors have just been instructed on the sale but I can't locate the title deeds. Is this a problem?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by your lender or they may stored with the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Desford involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.
I require quick conveyancing in Desford as I am faced with pressure to sign on the dotted line in less than one month. A mortgage is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
As you are are a mortgage free buyer you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no lawyer would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Desford the following are instances of what can be revealed and therefore impact future mortgageability: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Desford. Now, I need my files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Desford 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.
Is it simple use your search app to get a quote from a conveyancing practitioner in Desford on the approved list for my mortgage?
1st choose a mortgage company such as Santander, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then specify your preferred area for instance Desford. Conveyancing firms in Desford and beyond should be identified.
My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the agent has warned us that the owners will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's recommended conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Desford
It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. If they want ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Contact the owners directly and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to instruct your own,trusted Desford conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will give the estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing figures set by head office.