It is 10 years ago since I purchased my home in Lifton. Conveyancing lawyers have just been appointed on the sale but I can't locate the title documents. Is this a problem?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be retained by your lender or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Lifton involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
I am looking to buy a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Lifton who is on the Bank of Ireland solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland in certain locations such as Lifton. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are a common cause of delay in Lifton house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Lifton.
I have been advised by a number of estate agents in Lifton to get a quote from a solicitor using your seach tool. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to recommend your services rather than another?
We refuse to give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the property agent informed us that the owners will only issue a contract if we use the agent's preferred solicitors as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Lifton
We suspect that the seller is not behind this demand. Should the seller require ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine buyer is going to damage their objectives. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to use your preferred Lifton conveyancing firm - rather thanthose that will give the estate agent a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by senior management.