We selected a high street lawyer for my conveyancing in Sheringham yesterday. After carefully reading the Terms and Conditions I noteI am responsible for costs even where the transaction does not complete. Should I go with them or appoint a web based conveyancing company promoting no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Sheringham?
Generally there is a compromise along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is available then the fee levels will tend to be be uplifted to offset the transactions that abort. Do bear in mind that these deals rarely protect you from expenses such as Sheringham conveyancing search charges.
My partner and I are purchasing a brand new flat in Sheringham and my solicitor is advising me that she has to the mortgage company to disclose incentives from the builder. The Estate Agents are hassling me to sign contracts and I would rather not prolong matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancer. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I am mortgaging my property in Sheringham, does my lawyer need to be on the Leeds Building Society Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, but Leeds Building Society would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
Me and my brother own a 4 bedroom Georgian house in Sheringham. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Coventry Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. Is it worth asking Coventry Building Society to clarify?
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Sheringham and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a residence in Cardiff but live in Sheringham. My lawyer (based 260 miles awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Sheringham to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Sheringham