Why would one instruct a Felixstowe conveyancing firm given that online conveyancers are less overpriced?

By all means make sure that you shop around for conveyancing costs in Felixstowe and you should seek an affordable quote but don’t become consumed with searching for the lowest priced Felixstowe conveyancer. Finding the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a seamless and a stressful home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a specialist solicitor. Emails can't take the place of a phone discussion and are no substitute for a one to one consultation. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, giving the sort of continuity that you will never get with an online conveyancer. Our lawyers will keep you updated on any developments making sure that you are regularly updated. If you ever need to phone the office you will know who you need to speak to and we'll ensure you are in the know.

My wife and I are refinancing our penthouse in Felixstowe with Barclays. We have a son 18 who lives with us. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the apartment is repossessed. I have two concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Barclays conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we remortgaged 5 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this compromise his rights to inherit the property?

On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Barclays. This is solely used to protect Barclays if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Barclays had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

A relative recommended that where I am buying in Felixstowe I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Felixstowe conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Felixstowe around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Felixstowe.

I am buying a new build flat in Felixstowe. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Felixstowe

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

How difficult is it to change conveyancer as I need to choose a firm on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Felixstowe round the corner but the firm is not approved by Coventry Building Society

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Felixstowe on the Coventry Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Felixstowe. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Felixstowe.