I just acquired a property at auction in Birch and Middleton. Conveyancing is required. What is next?
Now that you have to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you will need to retain a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you are faced with a tight a fixed date to complete the transaction. Every auction property will ordinarily have an associated auction pack. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the auction papers should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to a leasehold property. You need to pass this on to the lawyer working for you ASAP. Do make sure that your finances are in place to complete on the date specified in the contract.
How does conveyancing in Birch and Middleton differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Birch and Middleton contact us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because builders in Birch and Middleton typically buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Birch and Middleton or who has acted in the same development.
As co-executor for the will of my father I am selling a property in Newport but live in Birch and Middleton. My conveyancer (approximately 300 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Birch and Middleton who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Birch and Middleton