Completed the sale of my flat in Crawley last October yet the purchaser is Skype messaging every few hours to say her solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Post completion of your house sale your lawyer should send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion formalities specific conveyancing in Crawley.
A colleague informed me that in buying a property in Crawley there could be various restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Crawley which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Crawley should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
is it true that all Crawley conveyancing solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Coventry BS approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of banks do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
We previously appointed solicitors with offices in Crawley on the Skipton solicitor panel. They are now charging me an additional charge for dealing with the Skipton mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Skipton?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor is entitled to levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by Skipton but by your Crawley property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Skipton panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are a common cause of hinderance in Crawley conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Crawley.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Crawley prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not give a loan on this type of property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Crawley. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Crawley to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
What does commercial conveyancing in Crawley cover?
Crawley conveyancing for business premises incorporates a wide array of advice, provided by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.
I today plan to offer on a house that seems to be perfect, at a great price which is making it more attractive. I have just found out that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns purchasing a house with a leasehold title in Crawley. Conveyancing advisers have are soon to be instructed. Will my lawyers set out the risks of buying a leasehold house in Crawley ?
Most houses in Crawley are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are buying in Crawley in which case you should be shopping around for a Crawley conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in dealing with leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a lessee you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions such as requiring the freeholder’sconsent to carry out alterations. You may also be required to pay a contribution towards the upkeep of the estate where the property is part of an estate. Your lawyer will report to you on the legal implications.