If I am purchasing a property in Lincolnshire, is it advisable to obtain a chancel liability search?
Aston Cantlow (PCC) v Wallbank in 2003 resulted in many a conveyancing solicitor in Lincolnshire to requisition chancel searches. Indemnity policies can be arranged if chancel liability is likely to be enforced. Your conveyancing lawyer should provide more details. Church of England properties in Lincolnshire where chancel liability may apply include parish data base.
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Lincolnshire. Now, I need my files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Lincolnshire 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 am 3 weeks into a freehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the selling agent to execute conveyancing in Lincolnshire. I am not happy. Could you help me find new conveyancers?
A conveyancer would have to be really poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been sent? If so you must make them aware of the new contact details and ensure the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental charges and complications. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Lincolnshire