Having sold my house in Forest of Dean last August but the buyer keeps texting every few hours to say her conveyancer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened following completion?
Post completion of your house sale your lawyer should deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where relevant, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Forest of Dean.
I am helping my mother sell her property in Forest of Dean. Will the solicitor order an EPC or do I organise this?
After the demise of HIPs, EPC’s became a mandatory element of selling a house. An EPC needs to be to hand before the property is marketed. It is not something that conveyancers normally organise. If you are using a Forest of Dean conveyancing solicitor they might be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established local accredited person
Is it the case that all Forest of Dean CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Lloyds conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
Some major lenders now use CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their panels.
Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Forest of Dean. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?
Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that 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.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Forest of Dean is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Forest of Dean are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Forest of Dean you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Forest of Dean may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
We're new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent told us that the vendor will only proceed if we use the agent's chosen lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Forest of Dean
It is improbable the vendors are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to use your own,trusted Forest of Dean conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will earn the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing targets set by head office.
What can I do to find out who is the owner of a property in Forest of Dean?
On the basis that the premises is registered with HMLR, and you have requisite specifics of the address of the premises, you should be able to see results from the the Land Registry of the recorded owner for a fee.