As a novice what is the most important piece of guidance you can give me concerning purchase conveyancing in Erdington?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Erdington and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the transaction. E.g., the vendor, property agent and even potentially your mortgage company. Choosing a law firm for your conveyancing in Erdington an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the legal process whose interest is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.

Sometimes a third party with a vested interest may attempt to convince you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For example, the selling agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your lawyer is slow. Or your financial adviser may advise you to do something that is contrary to your solicitors recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Erdington. I I would like to check if they are accepted on the National Westminster Bank approved list of lawyers. Can you assist?

The first thing you should do is e-mail the lawyer and enquire whether they can act for the bank. Otherwise please get in touch with National Westminster Bank who may be able to confirm.

I am aiming to move home in April. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you put forward a removal company in Erdington. Conveyancing firm was found prior to coming across your website.

On the day of completion you can pick up the house keys from the property agent but this can only be done after the vendors lawyers inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. After that you should advise the removal men that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal company but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Erdington or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Erdington.

I am purchasing a detached bungalow in Erdington. The intention is to an extension at the rear at the house.Will the conveyancing process include enquiries to ascertain if these works were previously refused?

Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Erdington will sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of changes or need the consent of a 3rd party. Some extensions need local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be wise to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Co-operative. Is it usual for Co-operative to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Erdington is approved on their conveyancing panel? Co-operative have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Co-operative to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

We are a fortnight into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Erdington. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

They would need to be really poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. The conveyancer should be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating costs and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Erdington

What advice can you give us when it comes to choosing a Erdington conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?

If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Erdington conveyancing practice) it is imperative that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you talk with several firms including non Erdington conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be helpful:

If they are not ALEP accredited then why not? What are the legal fees for lease extension work?

Erdington Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying

Make sure you discover if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. By way of example plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in certain buildings in Erdington. If you like the flatin Erdington yet your cat can’t live with you then you will be presented with a difficult compromise. Where a Erdington lease has no more than eighty years it will impact the salability of the flat. Check with your bank that they are content with residual term of the lease. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth finding out what this will be. Remember, in most cases you will need to own the premises for 24 months in order to be eligible to exercise a lease extension. Best to be warned whether fixing the lift or some other major work is anticipated to be shared by the tenants and could well dramatically impact the level of the maintenance charges or necessitate a specific invoice.