Can you suggest a Barnsley Building Society accepted Rainham conveyancing conveyancer finish our house move within 10 days? Am I best advised to choose a high street Rainham firm or a nationwide conveyancer?

We can recommend some very good Rainham conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Rainham. Visit some well established law practices and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Mention your expectations together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Select the lawyer that you are most comfortable with.

Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Rainham?

There are two types of lawyers who can conduct conveyancing in Rainham namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals handle the legal services that you need to complete the disposal or purchase of property. They are both required to perform Rainham conveyancing on similar quality and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be professionally conducted and that all requisite steps should be suitably adhered to.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a ground floor flat in Rainham. Do I collect the keys to the premises on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Rainham?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Rainham. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the completion advance to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be called to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs early afternoon.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Rainham. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £225. Shortly after, the lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Coventry BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I require quick conveyancing in Rainham as I am faced with a deadline to complete within one month. Luckily I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not getting a home loan you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Rainham the following are instances of issues that can show up and adversely affect future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Rainham?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Rainham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Rainham. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Rainham

Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.