The property market in Penwortham is heating up. What can I do to quicken up the conveyancing process?

First, If you are under time constraints for your conveyancing it is highly recommended that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will benefit local relationships and know-how. It is even conceivable that they may have handled otherproperties in the same street. Therefore consider using a Penwortham conveyancing firm. In addition, be sure that the lawyer is on the member panel. It is understood that just under twenty per cent of Penwortham conveyancing deals are delayed or derailed after discovering a buyer’s lawyer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the legal transfer of property being held up by an average of 21 days. It is said that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home moves annually. Almost all Penwortham conveyancing firms can not act for certain mortgage companies so do check as early as possible.

What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Penwortham?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Penwortham and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the seller, property agent and on occasion a mortgage company. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Penwortham an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the process whose role it is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your solicitor above all other players in the conveyancing process.

Do I have to visit the offices of the solicitor to execute the legal charge? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Penwortham so that I can attend their offices if necessary.

As opposed to ten years ago, the vast majority lenders no longer oblige their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide identification documents and there are still manifest advantages to choosing a locally based solicitor, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Penwortham.

I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Penwortham. Does the solicitor commission the energy performance certificate or should I organise this?

After the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was kept a required part of moving house. An EPC needs to be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. It is not a task that solicitors ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Penwortham conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with reputable local providers

When it comes to lenders such as Skipton, do Penwortham conveyancing practitioners have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to be on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

Is it the case that all Penwortham solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Some banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be overseen by the CLC.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Penwortham and how can you help?

The particular law that you refer to provides a safeguard to business tenants, granting the right to make a request to court for a new lease and continue in occupation when the lease reaches an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Penwortham is one of our numerous areas of the UK in which the firms we work with have offices