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Ready to buy a new home in Portland? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Portland transaction at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Portland

I am buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Portland who is on the Lloyds TSB Bank approved. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Lloyds TSB Bank in certain locations such as Portland. We dont recommend any particular firm.

Can I be sure that the Portland conveyancing solicitor on the Nottingham panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Portland getting recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advise that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Portland. I have a mortgage offer with Leeds Building Society. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Lloyds are being problematic. The Portland solicitor who is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Lloyds are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Lloyds have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Lloyds have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Lloyds may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Have purchased a a detached house in Portland , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register my proprietorship? My Portland conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to check the land registry aspects are addressed.

As far as conveyancing in Portland registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry have to notify any 3rd persons or bodies. As of today approximately 80% of such applications are fully dealt with within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the purchaser is living at the premises so 'speed' is not usually an essential issue yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Portland is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Portland are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Portland you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Portland may determine 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.

What type of property do your Portland conveyancing estimates relate to?

Our conveyancing quotes are only applicable to standard residential homes in England & Wales. If you have any different requirements for instance industrial or agricultural land or commercial conveyancing in Portland please telephone us to consider your requirements .

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