My husband and I are acquiring a newly built flat in Malpas and my solicitor is informing me that she has to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the builder. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to sign contracts and I don't want to prolong deal. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your solicitor. A precondition to being on a bank panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Having sold my house in Malpas last October yet the purchaser is SMS messaging me to say their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your conveyancer should deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps unique to conveyancing in Malpas.
I am in the process of mortgaging my property in Malpas, does my lawyer have to be on the Barclays Solicitor panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Barclays conveyancing panel, but Barclays would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same transaction.
Is it possible to switch conveyancer as I need to find a firm on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Malpas five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Chelsea Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Malpas on the Chelsea Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Malpas. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Malpas and throughout England and Wales.
What can I expect to pay for conveyancing in Malpas?
The amount you are charged for conveyancing in Malpas are likely to be calculated at:
- a standard fee; or
- on a time spent basis (i.e. the time spent on the particular case).
These days you seldom hear of Malpas conveyancing firms charge by the clock