AssumingI were to acquire a simple residential housein Cockfosters mortgage fee and have no survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Cockfosters?
The sole reduction in fees you would achieve is the disbursement for searches. A conveyancing practitioner still got to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with your vendors lawyer, SDLT submission, register the title etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a charge but it won't be meaningful.
Having sold my house in Cockfosters last April but my buyer keeps e-mailing every few hours complaining that his lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Post completion of your sale your solicitor is duty bound to deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Cockfosters.
I need some expedited conveyancing in Cockfosters as I am faced with an ultimatum to exchange contracts inside one month. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
If.Given you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to do searches although no lawyer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Cockfosters the following are examples of issues that can be revealed and adversely affect the marketability of the property: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...
The deeds to our house can not be found. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Cockfosters 10 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?
Gone are the days when you need to have the physical official documentation to evidence that you are the owner of your registered land or property, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Cockfosters in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may not issue a mortgage on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Cockfosters. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.