I am purchasing a property without a mortgage in Greystones. I have lived for the last 20 years in Greystones. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
Provided that you do not need a mortgage, then almost all of the Greystones conveyancing searches are optional. Your conveyancer will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but he has a professional duty to take that path of advice. Do consider; if you are intend to sell the house at a future date, it will be of importance to your prospective buyer what the searches determine. There are plenty of instances where premises with day to day issues can still reveal unpredicted search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Greystones will be able to give you some practical guidance in this regard.
Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Greystones?
If you are buying a property in Greystones your lawyer will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Generally this is needed to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is payable against the total price then this will be asked for shortly prior to exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be transferred shortly before completion.
Our mortgage company has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Greystones but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Greystones or nearer to where I live. Are you able to assist?
It is by no means the case that all Greystones conveyancing practices are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make the most of the above find an approved solicitor tool to choose a Greystones conveyancing solicitor on the on the lender panel.
It has been four months following my purchase conveyancing in Greystones completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 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 property 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.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a house in Swansea but live in Greystones. My solicitor (who is 200 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Greystones who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Greystones based