My property lawyer in Jarrow has never been on on the Virgin Money Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Virgin Money approved list?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Jarrow lawyers but Virgin Money will need to instruct a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall conveyancing charges and cause frustration.
- Choose an alternative lawyer to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Virgin Money approved.
- Try to convince your Virgin Money based solicitor to seek to join the Virgin Money panel
I purchased my flat on 8 October and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Jarrow advises it would be registered in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Jarrow particularly slow to register?
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Jarrow registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry have to notify any other persons or bodies. Currently approximately three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with within two weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Registration is effected once the new owner has moved in to the property thus an expedited registration is not usually primary concern but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Jarrow prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor has said that some banks will not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Jarrow. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Jarrow especially if they are familiar with such properties in Jarrow.
I have been advised by a number of estate agents in Jarrow to locate a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers over another?
We refuse to offer any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
What type of premises does your Jarrow conveyancing quotes apply to?
The quotes provided are only appropriate to standard domestic property in England & Wales. If you have any different requirements for instance industrial or agricultural land or commercial conveyancing in Jarrow do contact us to consider this further .