We are a couple about to sign contracts for a property in Rawdon. We encountered a stumbling block. Our loan offer with Alliance & Leicester expires on 15/12/2025 but the vendors are suggesting a completion date of 17/12/2025. Can one prolong the loan expiry date?
The best person to address this concern is your conveyancer who is in a position to determine whether they better off negotiating with the mortgage broker, vendor’s representatives, selling agents or possibly all three taking into account the circumstances your transaction as of today.
We are purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Rawdon who is on the Santander solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Rawdon.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Rawdon what would it be?
Do not opt for the lowest Rawdon conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
My aunt advised me that in purchasing a property in Rawdon there could be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Rawdon which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Rawdon should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Rawdon. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £225. Shortly after, the property lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the HSBC 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 HSBC 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.
2 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Rawdon took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
What can I do to determine who is the owner of a house in Rawdon?
Provided the property is recorded at HMLR, and you have sufficient details of the location of the premises, you will be able to see details from the the Land Registry of the registered proprietor for a for less than a fiver.