When will exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Laindon and am I required to be at the solicitors office?

If you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Laindon you are invited in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the law practices we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Laindon)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial premises in Laindon?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Laindon will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Laindon. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Laindon.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Laindon it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Laindon commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Laindon.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Laindon. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Laindon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build house in Laindon benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my lawyer about this side-deal as it could jeopardize my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My wife and I have chosen a Laindon conveyancing solicitor for our house purchase (first time buyers) and have spotted in the terms and conditions that they are not regulated by the FCA. Should I be concerned or is that the norm with conveyancer?

We can't see why they should be. Most solicitor don't lend money. You should check that they are governed by the SRA, who dictate strict obligations regulating monies sitting on client account.