I am purchasing a newly built apartment in Eastwood and my conveyancer is telling me that she has to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the builder. I am under pressure to exchange contracts and I have no desire to prolong deal. is my lawyer playing by the book?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
My Conveyancer in Eastwood is not on the Barnsley Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the Barnsley Building Society list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Eastwood lawyers but Barnsley Building Society will need to use a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall legal fees and cause frustration.
- Find an alternative solicitor to act in the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are on the Barnsley Building Society panel
I need some fast conveyancing in Eastwood as I am under a deadline to exchange contracts in less than 2 weeks. Thankfully I do not need a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are are a cash 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 Eastwood the following are instances of issues that can show up and therefore affect future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...
Given that I will soon spend 450k on a garden flat in Eastwood I would like to talk to a lawyer regarding theconveyancing before appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer who will be carrying out your conveyancing in Eastwood.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Eastwood should be the figure that you are charged.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a house in Cardiff but I am based in Eastwood. My lawyer (approximately 250 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Eastwood who can attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Eastwood based