I sincerely hope you can assist me. My Corsham lawyer is assuring me that he has toconduct Corsham conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the Nat Westconveyancing panel. Is my lawyer correct?
You have limited options available to you. As you are obtaining a home loan with a lender your conveyancer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook conditions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Corsham conveyancing searches.
My property lawyer in Corsham is not on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Corsham lawyers but Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will need to retain a solicitor on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total conveyancing charges as well as cause frustration.
- Choose a new lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, remembering to check they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Corsham. Now, I need the files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Corsham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Corsham is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Corsham are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Corsham you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Corsham may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a property in Neath but live in Corsham. My lawyer (approximately 200 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Corsham who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Corsham