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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Penn and Ettingshall

As someone clueless as to conveyancing in Penn and Ettingshall what is your top tip you can give me concerning the ownership transfer in Penn and Ettingshall

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Penn and Ettingshall or throughout Birmingham is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for conflict between you and others involved in the house moving process. For instance, the vendor, estate agent and sometimes your lender. Selecting a law firm for your conveyancing in Penn and Ettingshall an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the legal process whose role it is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.

On occasion a third party with a vested interest may try and convince you that you should follow their advice. For example, the property agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your lawyer is slow. Or your financial adviser may tell you to do something that is against your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

How does conveyancing in Penn and Ettingshall differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Penn and Ettingshall contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because house builders in Penn and Ettingshall usually purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Penn and Ettingshall or who has acted in the same development.

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Penn and Ettingshall prior to appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will not give a loan on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Penn and Ettingshall. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Penn and Ettingshall to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Penn and Ettingshall. I happened to land on a site which seems to have the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

There are plenty of properties in Penn and Ettingshall on private lanes. My wife and I are buying one such property. Are there any advantages to buying a house on a privately owned road?

Penn and Ettingshall conveyancing firms will be well versed in transacting houseson unadopted roads. Your property lawyer will investigate Land Registry data to identify any rights or responsibilities. It is possible that there is a management company (wholly owned by residents) that owners pay into to maintain the road. If there is one, the road will likely be maintained and look nicer than publicly adopted.

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