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Ready to buy a new home in Knottingley? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Knottingley home move at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Knottingley

I am about to exchange on the purchase of a property in Knottingley but as a result of wreckage from a small fire at the property I have managed to agree recompense from the owner in the sum of £2k taking the form of a deduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of a side agreement however Nottingham are not allowing this. Should they have been informed?

Any conveyancing practitioner that is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel is duty bound to advise Nottingham of any amendments to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your conveyancer to notify the reduction to Nottingham then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Nottingham and you would have to appoint a new conveyancer for your conveyancing in Knottingley.

We're in Knottingley, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Principality , and our lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

Me and my partner are purchasing a flat in Knottingley. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On completion day we will need to put money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I had an offer accepted on a house in Knottingley on 30/1/2024, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to TSB and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Are TSB entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for TSB to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the TSB conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Virgin Money have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a apartment in Knottingley has been accepted, now what?

Your property agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (make sure the solicitors are on the bank’s panel). Call up Virgin Money or your financial adviser and finalise any appropriate paperwork. Virgin Money will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to schedule a slot for the valuation to take place. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a week to receive the mortgage offer. Virgin Money will send the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Knottingley.

How does conveyancing in Knottingley differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Knottingley approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because house builders in Knottingley typically acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Knottingley or who has acted in the same development.

What if there is a problem with one of the searches for our conveyancing in Knottingley?

Usually, almost all issues revealed in Knottingley conveyancing search responses can be dealt with ahead of completion or title insurance could possibly be taken. You need to remember that although you intend on purchasing the premises and may be content to live with the search results, your mortgage lender may not, and when all said and done they have the word say.

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