We're in Cholsey, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Bank of Ireland , and our lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Cholsey. Now, I need my documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Cholsey of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Cholsey differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Cholsey contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because developers in Cholsey tend to acquire the land, 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 conveyancers 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 Cholsey or who has acted in the same development.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a house in Monmouth but reside in Cholsey. My conveyancer (who is 200 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a stat dec ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Cholsey to witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Cholsey based
Myself and my partner have recently had an offer agreed on a house and had an appointment on Wednesday with Leeds Building Society for the mortgage. They advised us that when it comes to appointing a conveyancing practitioner that unless they are on their approved list of conveyancers then we will incur a further fee of £250+. This is is due to the fact that they would then have to select a property lawyer to act for them as well as the one we appoint on our behalf and we are liable for their costs. I have requested Leeds Building Society to send me with a list so I can obtain estimates only from their approved conveyancers but was told that I need to check with each individual solicitor to see if they are on the panel. Is there a list online?
You can enquire of Leeds Building Society what their criteria for joining their panel is for a conveyancer.Then ask the solicitor of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on mortgages for Leeds Building Society before. If the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with Leeds Building Society. Alternatively please utilise our search tool and we may be able to identify a solicitor in Cholsey on the approved list for Leeds Building Society.