Why would one appoint a Corby conveyancing solicitors firm given that web based conveyancers are easier on the wallet?

To take your time to find scrutinise conveyancing costs in Corby and you should seek an affordable fee calculation but don’t waste your energy scouring the internet for the cheapest Corby conveyancer. Appointing the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a smooth and a stressful home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from a trusted lawyer. An e-mail can never take the place of a phone call and can never replicate a face to face appointment. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, giving the sort of continuity that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will contact you regularly to update you on any developments making sure that you are never in the dark. Should it ever be necessary to phone the office you will be sure who to ask for and we'll be sure you're not left wondering what's going on.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Corby last July but my buyer keeps texting daily to moan that his solicitor needs to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Following your house sale your solicitor should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your solicitor must also evidence that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Corby.

My wife and I own a semi-detached Edwardian house in Corby. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and . I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. Is it worth asking to clarify?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Corby and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing solicitor who completed the work.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Corby ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor has said that some lenders tend not grant a mortgage on such a premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can investigate further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Corby. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Corby to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Corby Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

What is the name of the managing agents? How is the lease structured? The prefered form of lease structure is if the freehold title is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this situation the leaseholders have control and even though a managing agent is usually retained where it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders.