How up to date is your search tool for West Yorkshire conveyancing solicitors on the Nationwide conveyancing panel? Do Nationwide send you an updated list?
West Yorkshire conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nationwide directly.
I am assisting my niece sell her property in West Yorkshire. Does the conveyancing solicitor arrange the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
Following the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was kept a compulsory component of moving property. An EPC must be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. If you are using a West Yorkshire conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with reputable West Yorkshire assessors
I have instructed a West Yorkshire conveyancer having made sure that they are on the UBS conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
UBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually UBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancing practitioner will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your West Yorkshire postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with UBS, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in West Yorkshire.
Our offer on a semi in West Yorkshire has been agreed to, the sellers do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The sellers have offered on a flat, but it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other properties booked. I have instructed a nearby conveyancing solicitor in West Yorkshire. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Clydesdale started?
It is understandable to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (home loan application is approx £1k, then survey, West Yorkshire conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you should check that your property lawyer is on the Clydesdale approved list. Concerning the subsequent stages this very much depends on the specifics of your case, motivation for this property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market many purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Clydesdale and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their conveyancer to proceed with the conveyancing in West Yorkshire.
What does a local search tell me regarding the house my wife and I purchasing in West Yorkshire?
West Yorkshire conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Searchflow The local search is essential in every West Yorkshire conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject areas.
What makes your site different to other online quote calculators for conveyancing in West Yorkshire?
At this site receive a fixed fee costs illustration from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances for your conveyancing in West Yorkshire. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not charge firms a fee if you choose them for your home move in West Yorkshire
Why is it not possible to complete my conveyancing in West Yorkshire on Good Friday?
Because on completion the money needs to be transferred electronically between the banks of the purchaser and owner’s property lawyer and at present this can only occur on a business day. So you can't complete on a weekend either.