The deeds to my property can not be found. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Sutton 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
You no longer need to hold title original deeds to prove you own the land or property, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Sutton is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Sutton are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Sutton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sutton may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
How difficult is it to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to select a firm on the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Sutton five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Accord Mortgages Ltd
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Sutton on the Accord Mortgages Ltd panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Sutton. In making use of search facility on this page, you can contrast charges for conveyancing solicitors in Sutton and throughout England and Wales.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a residence in Swansea but reside in Sutton. My solicitor (approximately 235 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Sutton to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Sutton
My boyfriend is purchasing a ground floor flat in Sutton. He was given a quote by the conveyancer recommended by the selling agents totaling £1275 . It was ten years ago since I sold and purchased a home and the fee was £440. Have fees really gone up that much?
What does the conveyancing estimate include? Is it just for the legal fees, or what you will be paying in total (for instance Sutton searches, land registry fees, etc)