As someone clueless as to conveyancing in Drakes Cross what is the number one tip you can impart concerning the ownership transfer in Drakes Cross

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Drakes Cross or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For instance, the seller, property agent and even potentially the bank. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Drakes Cross an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the process whose role it is to look after your legal interests and to keep you safe.

We are witnessing a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process taking so long. You must always trust your solicitor ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

We're in Drakes Cross, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Nottingham , and our solicitor is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

Me and my partner are purchasing a flat in Drakes Cross. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we will need to deposit money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am expecting a DIP from Kent Reliance this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Drakes Cross solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Drakes Cross solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.

I have a mortgage with Principality for my property in Drakes Cross. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. In the event that I decide to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Principality?

Principality must be informed of your intention prior to letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Principality’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Principality will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Principality directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Principality conveyancing panel solicitor.

Is it possible to transfer to a new firm as I have to retain one who is on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Drakes Cross round the corner but he is not approved by Barclays Direct

It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Drakes Cross on the Barclays Direct panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Drakes Cross. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can contrast costs for conveyancing solicitors in Drakes Cross and throughout England and Wales.

Helen (my wife) and I may need to rent out our Drakes Cross 1st floor flat for a while due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Drakes Cross conveyancing practice in 2003 but they have closed and we did not think at the time seek any advice as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

A lease dictates the relationship between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will indicate if subletting is not allowed, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The rule is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is allowed. Most leases in Drakes Cross do not prevent subletting altogether – such a provision would adversely affect the market value the property. Instead, there is usually simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a copy of the sublease.

Drakes Cross Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

Does the lease have onerous restrictions? Be sure to investigate if the the lease contains any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example some leases prohibit pets being permitted in in a block in Drakes Cross. If you like the propertyin Drakes Cross however your cat can’t move with you then you will be faced hard determination.