Would the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service perform conveyancing in Bargoed by way of an attended exchange?
We do have a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out one day exchanges. Please call us to obtain a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.
My grandfather passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Bargoed. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Santander, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Given you intend to refinance then Santander will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Santander conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Santander conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Santander mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I am helping my mother sell her property in Bargoed. Will the solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or should I organise this?
Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was kept a mandatory element of moving property. An energy assessment must be commissioned prior to the property being put on the market. This is not a task that law firms ordinarily arrange. Where you are instructing a Bargoed conveyancing lawyer they may be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with long established local assessors
We are buying a 3 bedroom semi in Bargoed. Our aim is to an extension at the rear at the property.Will legal investigations on the property involve enquiries to determine if these works are allowed?
Your property lawyer will review the registered title as conveyancing in Bargoed will on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which prevent certain works or necessitated the consent of another owner. Some additions call for local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be wise to check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
Is it the case that all Bargoed CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel?
It is true that some banks and building societies now make use of CQS as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their panels.
five months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Bargoed took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Hoping to buy a property located in Bargoed and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Bargoed. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Bargoed area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Bargoed. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found