We are aiming to move home in May. Should my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Stone Cross. Conveyancing firm was organised before I stumbled across this website.

On the day of completion you can collect the keys from the property agent however this can only take place when the vendors solicitors inform the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be handed over. Subsequently you should tell the removal company that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a specific removal company but can assist you in locating a residential property solicitor in Stone Cross or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Stone Cross.

Can you point me to a directory of Santander panel solicitors in Stone Cross on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings available online. If you are looking for a Stone Cross conveyancer on the Santander please use our tool.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Leeds Building Society. Is it usual for Leeds Building Society to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Stone Cross is approved on their conveyancing panel? Leeds Building Society have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Leeds Building Society to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I moved into my home on 1 October and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Stone Cross said it will be recorded inside ten days. Are titles in Stone Cross uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Stone Cross registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any other persons or bodies. Currently approximately three quarters of submission are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted delays. Historically registration occurs once the buyer has moved in to the premises therefore 'speed' is not usually top priority but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I am buying a new build flat in Stone Cross. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Stone Cross

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Stone Cross for my home move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor call for training purposes.

Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Stone Cross conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

If you are instructing a conveyancer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Stone Cross conveyancing firm) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you make enquires with two or three firms including non Stone Cross conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be of use:

What volume of lease extensions has the firm conducted in Stone Cross in the last twenty four months?

Leasehold Conveyancing in Stone Cross - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Does this lease have in excess of 85 years remaining? Does the lease have onerous restrictions? Plenty Stone Cross leasehold properties will be liable to pay a service charge for maintenance of the building set on behalf of the management company. Where you acquire the apartment you will have to meet this liability, normally periodically during the year. This may differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common areas. There will also be a ground rent to be met yearly, normally this is not a exorbitant sum, say approximately £25-£75 but you should to check as occasionally it could be many hundreds of pounds.