Please could you vouch for a Birmingham Midshires sanctioned Otley conveyancing lawyer that can complete within a very limited time frame? Would it be better to use a high street Otley solicitor or a factory type comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Otley conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Otley. Approach a couple of law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Mention your time frames together with the reasons and get an assurance on speed. Appoint the one that appears most efficient.

I am purchasing a semi-detached house in Otley. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Otley you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Otley.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Otley. I now require my papers but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Otley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

About to purchase a new build flat in Otley. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Otley

Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. 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. Please supply a car parking plan.

We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the property agent told us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct their preferred lawyers as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor used to conveyancing in Otley

We suspect that the owner is not behind this requirement. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated purchaser is counter productive. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and explain that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to instruct your own,trusted Otley conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing thresholds demanded by senior management.