I am hoping to receive a mortgage with Halifax. I intend to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Sidcup. Does the Halifax Solicitor panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Sidcup even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance where I want to acquire a shop in Sidcup with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland?
Our search tool is primarily used to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Sidcup but we have recorded towards the end of this page a few Sidcup commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent The Royal Bank of Scotland
We are downsizing from our house in Sidcup and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed an internet conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Sidcup. Having lived in Sidcup for many years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
I purchased a semi-detached Georgian house in Sidcup. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Nottingham Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same address. Is it worth asking Nottingham Building Society to clarify?
You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Sidcup and other areas of 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 purchasers. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Sidcup. I happened to chance upon a site which seems to have the ideal offering If there is a chance to get all the legals completed via web that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?