Can the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service execute attended exchange conveyancing in Old Colwyn?
We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out one day exchanges. Do e-mail us to secure a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Old Colwyn last June but our buyer keeps texting me complaining that her conveyancer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?
Post completion of your sale your lawyer should send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Old Colwyn.
I am purchasing a property in Old Colwyn. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. HSBC have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
As you are obtaining a mortgage with HSBC your lawyer must check the conveyancing instructions set out in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for HSBC. The CML Handbook sets out minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to HSBC where a lease fails to satisfy these specifications. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to Old Colwyn.
My husband and I are in the throws of looking at flats in Old Colwyn and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a property lawyer in place at this point? I will be getting a home loan with Kent Reliance.
It would be wise to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Kent Reliance, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Old Colwyn. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £175. A couple of days later, the solicitor contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the HSBC panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
How do I use the search facility to select a conveyancing solicitor in Old Colwyn on the authorised to act for my mortgage?
1st select a lender such as Halifax, Leeds Building Society or Bank of Ireland then specify your preferred area e.g. Old Colwyn. Conveyancing organisations in Old Colwyn and across England and Wales will then be listed.
Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of Old Colwyn solicitors? How do you know who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?
Old Colwyn firms and firms carrying out conveyancing in Old Colwyn themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the lender conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the bank directly.