We are buying our first home. Our lawyer has e-mailedto enquire if we would like to purchase supplemental conveyancing searches. Unfortunately we in the dark as to what's necessary for conveyancing in Worcestershire
The extent of Worcestershire conveyancing searches should be triggered based primarily on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the region and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What matters is that you properly comprehend what information the searches could provide. Then you can make a decision if you personally think you need that search. If unsure, ask the conveyancer to recommend.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Worcestershire. Now, I need the files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact 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 Worcestershire 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.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Worcestershire I like with open areas and transport links nearby, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Worcestershire suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
If you need a home loan that many years will likely be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
What does commercial conveyancing in Worcestershire cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Worcestershire incorporates a wide array of services, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the mortgage company conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the lender solicitor panel.