Can the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend execute attended exchange conveyancing in Stapleton?
There are a few conveyancing experts who can conduct one day exchanges. Please call us to obtain a fee calculation and details as to dates.
Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Stapleton is more expensive?
Stapleton leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.
Having spent time reviewing consumer advice sites for an affordable solicitor in Stapleton, many post that I should use a CQS kitemarked solicitor. What is CQS?
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised kitemark for legal experts in buying or selling property, trusted by some of the UK's leading mortgage companies. In 2011-12 the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). CQS is not a scheme offered by the Council of Licensed Conveyancing. Stapleton is one of the many areas of the UK where there are Accredited solicitors.
Is it the case that all Stapleton solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Nottingham approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Many lenders do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I've digested plenty of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Stapleton solicitor - who is on the RBS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?
RBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually RBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Stapleton surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
My sealed bid on a semi in Stapleton has been agreed to, the vendors do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The vendors have put an offer on on an apartment, but it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other flats booked. I have chosen a high street conveyancing solicitor in Stapleton. What should be my next step? At what stage do I apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance?
It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Stapleton conveyancing search costs, etc). The first course of action is to check that your solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. As to the next steps this very much depends on the uniqueness of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market some home buyers will apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their property lawyer to proceed with the conveyancing in Stapleton.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but reside in Stapleton. My solicitor (who is 300 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Stapleton to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Stapleton