At what point can the exchange of contracts happen for residential conveyancing in Alrewas and do I need to attend the conveyancers branch?

If you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Alrewas you are invited in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the firms we work with offer a countrywide conveyancing service and give as equally detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The executing of the property agreement is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the firm to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Alrewas)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Alrewas

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Alrewas and Solicitor practices in Alrewas to choose from We would stress that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. Both can deal with other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Alrewas. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?

Now that you are exchanged you should find a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of priority as you will have a tight a fixed date to complete the deal. An auction property will have a bespoke legal set of papers. This will include most,if not all of the documents that your conveyancer will need. In the case of leasehold property the legal papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork relating to a leasehold property. You must pass this on to the lawyer working for you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

I currently have a mortgage with Nationwide for my property in Alrewas. Conveyancing has been completed months ago. Should I wish 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 Nationwide?

You must advise Nationwide in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Nationwide’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let 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 Nationwide directly. You need not do this via a Nationwide conveyancing panel solicitor.

I am downsizing from our house in Alrewas and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using an online conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Alrewas. We have lived in Alrewas for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek clarification that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of 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 ailment)

I'm buying my first flat in Alrewas benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about the extras as it could put at risk my loan with The Royal Bank of Scotland. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a residence in Newport but I am based in Alrewas. My conveyancer (who is 300 miles awayneeds me to execute a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Alrewas who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Alrewas