My mortgage broker requires my Catton solicitor’s panel member for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. How do I discover this. I have e-mailed my local Catton office but they have not got back to me yet.
Have you tried speaking to your Catton lawyer about this?. Most Catton law firms will retain a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each lender.
Do the conveyancing practitioners Indexed on your site carry out auction conveyancing in Catton?
There are a number of auction solicitors we can put you in touch with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Catton is one of our locations in which our lawyers have offices.
I am assisting my mother sell her property in Catton. Does the solicitor arrange the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was maintained a mandatory element of selling a house. An EPC should be commissioned in advance of the property being put on the market. This is not something that solicitors ordinarily organise. If you are using a Catton conveyancing solicitor they might be able to arrange energy assessments given their contacts with long established Catton accredited person
Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Catton. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?
Given that you are now legally bound yourself to purchase you should hire the services of a conveyancing lawyer soon as you are faced with a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the purchase. An auction property will ordinarily have an associated auction pack. This should include most,if not all of the paperwork that your conveyancer requires. In the case of leasehold property the legal papers should contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You should pass this on to the solicitor working for you as soon as possible. Do make sure that your finances are organised to complete on the date specified in the contract.
Is it the case that all Catton CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the UBS conveyancing panel?
A selection of lenders now make use of CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval 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 firms wishing to remain on their panels.
What will a local search reveal concerning the property my wife and I buying in Catton?
Catton conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searchflow The local search plays an important part in most Catton conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a house in Cardiff but live in Catton. My lawyer (approximately 250 miles awayrequires that I sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Catton to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Catton based