My mortgage company has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Little Haven but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Little Haven or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?

It is by no means the case that all Little Haven conveyancing practices are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make use of the above find an approved solicitor tool to find a Little Haven conveyancing solicitor on the on the lender panel.

I just bought a property at auction in Little Haven. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?

Having for all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you will need to hire the services of a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of urgency as you are facing a pending deadline in which to complete the deal. Every auction property will have an associated auction set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the auction papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation specific to leasehold premises. You should pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that your finances are in place to complete on the date specified in the contract.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Little Haven. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Little Haven?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be called to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.

I've read lots of house buying guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Little Haven solicitor - who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

Barclays will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Barclays will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Little Haven surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

I am buying a new build apartment in Little Haven. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Little Haven

The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I am downsizing from my property. My past conveyancers has retired. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Little Haven if that affects matters.

Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Little Haven. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.

We're novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the agent informed us that the vendor will only move forward if we appoint the agent's chosen solicitors as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family conveyancer who is accustomed to conveyancing in Little Haven

It is improbable the owners are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is counter productive. Speak to the vendors direct and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are ready to go, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your preferred Little Haven conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by head office.