At what point will exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Tintagel and do I need to be at the conveyancers office?
Where you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Tintagel you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the firms we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the sale agreement is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line is just a prerequisite for the firm to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Tintagel)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
I have been told that property searches are the number one cause of delay in Tintagel conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Tintagel.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Tintagel in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks may not give a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Tintagel. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Tintagel especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Tintagel.
I was pointed in your direction by two or three local property agents in Tintagel to get a quote from a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t give any commission for directing people our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am disposing of a residence in Swansea but reside in Tintagel. My lawyer (based 235 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Tintagel who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Tintagel based