Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Upney?
If you are buying a property in Upney your solicitor will ask you put them with monies to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the deposit is as part of the purchase price then this will be needed immediately ahead of contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed will be payable a few days prior to the day of completion.
We are selling our home in Upney and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed a web based conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Upney. Having lived in Upney for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Upney 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?
These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know exactly where to locate all the appropriate paperwork so you may buy or sell your house without any difficulty. If copies can’t be located, your solicitor can put in place insurance or indemnities against possible claims on your premises.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Upney is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Upney are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Upney you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Upney may ascertain 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.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a residence in Cardiff but live in Upney. My solicitor (approximately 300 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Upney who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Upney based