Do lawyers ask for money up-front for conveyancing in Staindrop?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Staindrop your lawyer will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is payable against the purchase price then this will be needed shortly ahead of contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.

My wife and I are downsizing from our house in Staindrop and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. A high street Staindrop conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using an online conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Staindrop. We have lived in Staindrop for many years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer 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 life insurance to cover that same ailment)

I am buying a new build house in Staindrop with a mortgage from Barclays . The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my solicitor about this deal as it will put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business premises in Staindrop and how can you help?

The 1954 Act affords security of tenure to business leaseholders, granting the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Staindrop is one of the hundreds of areas of the UK in which our lawyers have offices

Should I go with a Staindrop conveyancing solicitor based in the location that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can conduct the legal formalities however her office is over three hundred kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Staindrop conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to execute documents, present your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and the majority were happy that should trump using an unknown Staindrop conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.