It is a dozen years since I purchased my home in Kenilworth. Conveyancing lawyers have now been retained on the sale but I can't find the title documents. Is this a major issue?
You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by your lender or they may be archived with the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in most cases the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Kenilworth involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The bank mentioned the home loan came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to appoint their panel conveyancer as I would much rather appoint a Kenilworth based conveyancing firm?
Do check but the chances are that allocate you one of their panel conveyancers if you take up the "fee-free" incentive. Contact the lender and ask if they make available a monetary alternative. In the past a few lenders offered a £250 cashback as a further option in which case that money can go towards your preferred conveyancing solicitor in Kenilworth.
I need some fast conveyancing in Kenilworth as I have a deadline to exchange contracts within one month. Fortunately I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are are a mortgage free purchaser you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would recommend that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Kenilworth the following are examples of what can be revealed and therefore impact market value: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...
Is it possible to change conveyancer as I need to select one who is on the Halifax conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Kenilworth five minutes from me but she is not approved by Halifax
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Kenilworth on the Halifax panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Kenilworth. In making use of search facility on this page, you can contrast fees for conveyancing solicitors in Kenilworth and throughout England and Wales.
Is it best to use a Kenilworth conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am buying? An old friend can deal with the legal formalities however her office is 300kilometers away.
The primary upside of using a local Kenilworth conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a benefit. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and the majority were content that should trump using an unfamiliar Kenilworth conveyancing solicitor just because they are based in the area.