Much to our surprise we have been advised by our lender that my Shefford lawyer is not on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. How can I be sure that this is correct?
Your first step should be to call your Shefford conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Shefford conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
Do the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site execute auction conveyancing in Shefford?
There are a few niche lawyers we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Shefford is one of hundreds of areas of where our lawyers are based.
A relative suggested that where I am purchasing in Shefford I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Shefford conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Shefford around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Shefford Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Shefford.
I'm remortgaging my existing property to a BTL loan with The Mortgage Works and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on further house. The neighborhood we are looking at is Shefford. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?
Do use our comparison tool on this site to check that the solicitors are approved by both lenders. Having checked that they are the lawyer should be able to connect the two deals but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your expectations and requirements.
What is the reason for new build conveyancing in Shefford being more expensive?
Purchasing a new build property is completely different from the normal house buying conveyancing in Shefford. For a start housebuilders ordinarily insist contracts to exchange inside a short timeframe, the result being a lot of pressure on your lawyer to make sure all is in order. In addition new build premises frequently necessitate examination of adoption of highways, drains, planning considerations, building warranties or architects certificates. Lenders requirements are also more demanding. Due to the complex nature of the process for these types of properties, the conveyancing new build fees are higher than normal.