The Wantage conveyancing lawyers that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Wantage have suddenly shut down. They were on acting for me because I needed a firm on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel and my preferred Wantage lawyer was not. I cut them a cheque for £250 in advance. What are my options?
If you have an estate agent involved then inform them immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help.
My wife and I are downsizing from our home in Wantage and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any high street Wantage lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a factory type conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Wantage. We have lived in Wantage for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek clarification that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of 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 health insurance to cover that same ailment)
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We're FTB’s - agreed a price, but the agent told us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct their recommended solicitors as they want a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family solicitor used to conveyancing in Wantage
It is unlikely the owners are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is counter productive. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make the point that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to instruct your own,trusted Wantage conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will give their estate agent a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by senior management.
I’m about to sell my 2 bed flat in Wantage. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have recently had a yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
It best that you pay the service charge as usual as all ground rent and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Wantage - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying
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Best to be warned whether fixing the lift or some other significant cost is pending to be shared by the leaseholders and may well dramatically increase the the maintenance charges or result in a one time payment. It would be sensible to investigate if there are any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example it is reasonably common in Wantage leases that pets are not permitted in in a block in Wantage. If you love the flatin Wantage yet your cat is not allowed to live with you then you will be faced difficult decision. What is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent?
I'm selling a apartment in Wantage. I can find my conveyancer's company on the Law Society's list, but I can't locate my conveyancer's name as listed on the regulator's website. Should I be concerned?
Not every individual in the law firm must be listed by the regulator. As long there is someone qualified to 'oversee' the conveyancing, the actual day-to-day activity can be conducted by unqualified staff.