We note that you have a search directory identifying firms on the conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in West Wittering?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in West Wittering.
My flat in West Wittering is up for sale and I have a buyer. Does my have to be required to be on the conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently in recent years.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in West Wittering. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in West Wittering of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in West Wittering I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 61 years on the lease. There is not much else in West Wittering in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.
We are 18 days into a leasehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the high street agent to execute conveyancing in West Wittering. We are not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would have to be very poor in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the new contact details and get the loan are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and complications. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our search tool can help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in West Wittering