I am in need of a property lawyer. Do I opt for an online conveyancer or a family Marlborough conveyancing lawyer?
Generally conveyancing lawyers in your location will benefit from excellent relationships with your local authority, which could assist with your Marlborough conveyancing searches that your conveyancer will need to carry out. It can only be a plus if they have existing rapport with the Local Land Registry Office your area Marlborough, other property lawyers in the neighbourhood and Marlborough Estate Agents.
We were just about to exchange contracts for a ground floor flat in Marlborough. We have hit a problem. Our loan offer with Lloyds TSB Bank runs out on 5/2/2026 but the owners are putting forward a completion date of 9/2/2026. Can one extend the mortgage offer?
The best person to deal with your question is your conveyancer who will hopefully calculate if they corresponding with the mortgage broker, owner’s conveyancers, selling agents or indeed all parties taking into account the circumstances your house move as of today.
At what point will exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in Marlborough and do I need to be at the solicitors office?
If you are round the corner to our conveyancing solicitors in Marlborough you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with supply a national conveyancing service and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Marlborough)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
What can a local search tell me about the house we're purchasing in Marlborough?
Marlborough conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Marlborough conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic headings.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Marlborough in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Marlborough. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.