Is there a search tool that I can use to find out if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Kent is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Alliance & Leicester thus paying £192.00 in additional conveyancing costs.
Feel free to make the most of the search tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Kent’ or your preferred area and you will discover numerous solicitors located in Kent or nearest you.
Various online forums that I have come across warn that are the primary cause of delay in Kent house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Kent.
How does conveyancing in Kent differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Kent approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because developers in Kent tend to buy the real estate, 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 Kent or who has acted in the same development.
Are there any apps to assist me to locate a Kent solicitor on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Kent conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Kent conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to check if they are on the Birmingham Midshires member panel
Should local authority consent be needed to change a single dwelling into multiple appartments in Kent? This has occurred to a house adjacent to a relative in Kent and was not aware of it happening until after the works were finished.
Planning Consent yes. Building Reg Approval yes.