Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Northumberland so that I can attend their offices when needed.
Most approved lawyers for banks undertake all of the work via Royal Mail, e-mail or over phone calls. This means that they can undertake the legal work for your home move no matter where you live in the country. That being said you can see if you can still book an appointment to visit conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.
I acquired my house on 13 November and my personal details is not yet registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Northumberland advises it would be concluded inside ten days. Are titles in Northumberland uniquely lengthy to register?
There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Northumberland registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can adjust according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any third persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with within two weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Historically registration is effected once the new owner is living at the premises so 'speed' is not typically primary concern but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor should speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Northumberland is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Northumberland are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Northumberland you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Northumberland may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Northumberland and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Northumberland. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Northumberland area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Northumberland. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
Myself and my wife have just had an offer agreed on a flat and had meeting on Tuesday with Leeds Building Society for the mortgage. They warned us that when it comes to appointing a lawyer that if they are not on their approved panel of conveyancing practitioners then we will have to pay out a further fee of £250+. This is is due to the fact that they would then have to appoint a conveyancer to act on their behalf as well as the one we appoint for ourselves and we will be on the hook for their costs. I have requested Leeds Building Society to supply me with a list so I can request estimates only from their approved conveyancers but was told they dont have such a list to hand over. What would be the best way of going about this?
You should ask Leeds Building Society what their criteria for panel membership is for a conveyancer.Then ask the lawyer of your choice whether they fit that criteria and have they acted on mortgages for Leeds Building Society historically. If the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with Leeds Building Society. Alternatively please use our search facility and we may be able to find you a lawyer in Northumberland on the approved list for Leeds Building Society.