A friend informed me that in purchasing a property in East Harling there could be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to a property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in East Harling which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external variations. Part of the conveyancing in East Harling should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We had chosen conveyancers with offices in East Harling on the Kent Reliance solicitor panel. They are now charging me a further amount for dealing with the Kent Reliance mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Kent Reliance?
As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your lawyer may levy a fee for this. This fee is not dictated by Kent Reliance but by your East Harling conveyancing practitioner. Numerous firms on the Kent Reliance panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in East Harling. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
My partner and I are selling our property in East Harling and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used an online conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in East Harling. We have lived in East Harling for many years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
Me and my brother have a renovated Victorian property in East Harling. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and TSB. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. Is it worth asking TSB to clarify?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in East Harling and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.
I was recommended by a number of selling agents in East Harling to locate a solicitor using your seach tool. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to offer your services ahead of a competitor’s?
We don’t offer any commission for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a house in Neath but I am based in East Harling. My conveyancer (based 200 miles from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in East Harling who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are East Harling based