Can you recommend a The Mortgage Works allowed Bottesford conveyancing firm finish our home move within a very limited time frame? Would it be better to use a local Bottesford conveyancer or a factory type comparison site?
We can recommend some very good Bottesford conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Bottesford. Go in to some well established firms and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your requirements together with your reasons and ask for a commitment on speed. Appoint the one that you trust.
We are hoping to buy a purpose built flat in Bottesford with a mortgage from National Westminster Bank.We use our Bottesford conveyancing solicitor but National Westminster Bank advised that his firm is not on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to instruct a National Westminster Bank panel firm or keep our high street solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to act for them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?
No, not really. The loan offered to you contains terms and conditions, a common one being that conveyancers needs to be on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for National Westminster Bank
My wife and I own a renovated Victorian property in Bottesford. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Virgin Money. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Bottesford and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the work.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a property in Monmouth but I am based in Bottesford. My solicitor (approximately 235 miles from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Bottesford to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Bottesford
What do I do if I am unhappy with the solicitor who carried out my conveyancing in Bottesford?
Occasionally the level of service you receive is not as you expect, and is is a fact of life that sometimes things do go wrong. However there is recourse where you were dissatisfied with your conveyancing in Bottesford. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a conveyancing practitioner to their governing body. If things still aren’t resolved you may consider enlisting the help of the Legal Ombudsman.