My property lawyer in Somerton is not on the Chelsea Building Society Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to use my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the Chelsea Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Somerton solicitors but Chelsea Building Society will need to use a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the total legal charges as well as result in delays.
- Choose an alternative practitioner to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Persuade your conveyancer to do everything within their powers to join the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel
I moved into my house on 7 August and my personal details is yet to be on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Somerton expressed confidence that it would be dealt with in less than a month. Are titles in Somerton particularly slow to register?
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Somerton registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any interested persons or bodies. As of today approximately 80% of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Historically registration occurs after the buyer has moved in to the property thus an expedited registration is not typically primary concern but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
I opted to have a survey done on a house in Somerton before retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some lenders may not grant a mortgage on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Somerton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Somerton to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in Somerton. I've chance upon a web site which seems to have the perfect answer If it is possible to get all this stuff done via email that would be preferable. Should I be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
We are FTB’s just having agreed a price on a property in Somerton, and are now looking to get solicitors instructed. I have made use of the numerous rating tools and the fee estimates are from all across the country. Is it necessary to have a Somerton conveyancing practitioner local to the prospective new home? We are fine to do all the communicating over the internet, but I am thinking at some point we may be required to attend the conveyancing practitioner's office to sign documents?
There is no requirement to attend the office of your conveyancing practitioner, they can post any relevant documents to you, which you can sign and return. Many buyers and sellers choose to instruct a locally based solicitor, but it's by no means a prerequisite for conveyancing in Somerton.