My wife and I are due to exchange on the purchase of a property in Queensferry but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have managed to agree compensation from the owner of £2k by way of a reduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of a side agreement yet Yorkshire BS are not allowing this. Why were they informed?
The conveyancing practitioner that is on a Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is obliged to inform Yorkshire BS of any changes to the purchase price. If you prohibit your lawyer to report the reduction to Yorkshire BS then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Yorkshire BS and you would have to appoint a new property lawyer for your conveyancing in Queensferry.
We're in Queensferry, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Co-operative , and our solicitor is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
My colleague recommended that where I am buying in Queensferry I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Queensferry conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Queensferry around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Queensferry Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Queensferry Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Queensferry.
We are 18 days into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Queensferry. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would need to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been generated? If so you must inform them of the new contact details and ensure the offer are re-sent. The conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental costs and complications. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our find a solicitor tool can help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Queensferry
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Queensferry. I I would like to check if they are on the lender's conveyancing panel. Can you assist?
One option is to contact the conveyancer to check if they are on the bank's panel. If that does not help get in touch with us and we can make some checks for you. If they are not on the conveyancing panel we can certainly arrange a quality conveyancing solicitor in Queensferry on the panel for your mortgage company.