Completed the sale of my flat in Crews Hill last August but the buyer keeps telephoning every few hours to say their solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Following your sale your lawyer is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion steps just for conveyancing in Crews Hill.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Crews Hill. I I am struggling to find out whether they are on the Halifax approved list of lawyers. Can you help?
The first thing you should do is e-mail the solicitor and ask them if they can act for the bank. Otherwise please call Halifax who may be able to help.
It has been five months following my purchase conveyancing in Crews Hill took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 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 residence 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.
How does conveyancing in Crews Hill differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Crews Hill contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because builders in Crews Hill usually purchase the site, 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 property lawyers 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 Crews Hill or who has acted in the same development.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Crews Hill is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Crews Hill are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Crews Hill you would need to get your solicitor to go 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 Crews Hill may determine 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 property.