I have been told that property searches are the main cause of hinderance in Filton conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Filton.
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Filton. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call 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 Filton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am looking for a flat up to £195,000 and found one close by in Filton I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Filton suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.
Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on a garden flat in Filton I would like to talk to a lawyer about myhome move in advance of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer who will be doing your property ownership legalities in Filton.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a matter number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Filton should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.
I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in Filton. I've chance upon a site which seems to have the perfect answer If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?