Should lawyers request money up-front for conveyancing in Ramsbottom?

If you are buying a property in Ramsbottom your lawyer will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Generally this is asked for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is payable against the sale price then this should be asked for immediately before exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer a few days prior to the completion date.

I own a renovated Victorian house in Ramsbottom. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Nationwide Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. Is it worth asking Nationwide Building Society to clarify?

You should read 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 proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Ramsbottom and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.

I am purchasing my first flat in Ramsbottom with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with Clydesdale. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My company is planning to take an assignment of a lease of an office on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed costs for commercial conveyancing in Ramsbottom for less than 2k?

We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Ramsbottom, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to acquire or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right solicitor. Regarding the costs this will depend on the structure and complexity of the deal. Please provide us with your contact information or phone so as to enable us to provide you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.

Am I better off to appoint a Ramsbottom conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can carry out the legal formalities but his firm is located 400miles away.

The benefit of a local Ramsbottom conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign documents, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Ramsbottom know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and on the whole were impressed that must surpass using an unknown Ramsbottom conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.