Is there a search tool that I can use to investigate if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Surrey is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Santander thus spending £175.00 in further conveyancing costs.
Please do take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Surrey’ or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers based in Surrey or near you.
Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Surrey. Conveyancing is required. What is next?
Having to in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you should instruct a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of priority as you now have a tight a drop dead date to complete the conveyancing. An auction property will ordinarily have a corresponding auction set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the legal pack may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation specific to a leasehold property. You must give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Surrey. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Surrey?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the completion advance to the seller's solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to receive the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
Can I be sure that the Surrey conveyancing solicitor on the Clydesdale panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Surrey getting recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advocate that you speak with the solicitor conducting your transaction.
I am selling our house in Surrey and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed a national conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Surrey. Having lived in Surrey for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek clarification need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Surrey?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Surrey. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I am buying my first flat in Surrey with a loan from Santander. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent told me not disclose to my lawyer about the side-deal as it may jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.
How do I identify a Surrey law firm on the Aldermore conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am happy to travel upto 20miles to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Surrey conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Surrey conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to check if they are on the Aldermore member panel