Do I find a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Costessey?

Two types of professional can execute conveyancing in Costessey namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. The two can handle conveyancing services that required to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. They are both required to carry out Costessey conveyancing to the same standards and guidelines so you can be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be professionally carried out and that all necessary steps should be suitably followed.

My wife and I are in the process of viewing flats in Costessey and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it wise to have my lawyer on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Leeds Building Society.

It would be advisable to commence your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the estate agent. As you are obtaining a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Costessey. My mortgage broker suggested a solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £225. A couple of days later, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I require expedited conveyancing in Costessey as I have a deadline to complete inside one month. A home loan is not required. Can I decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are not getting a home loan you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no law firm would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Costessey the following are instances of what can be revealed and therefore impact future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Costessey is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Costessey are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Costessey you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Costessey 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 residence.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial offices in Costessey and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act affords security of tenure to commercial lessees, giving them the legal entitlement to apply to court for a renewal tenancy and continue in occupation when the lease reaches an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Costessey is one of our numerous areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are located

I'm remortgaging a apartment in Costessey. I have found my conveyancer's company on the CLC list, but I can't find my conveyancer's name on the list. Is this a big problem?

Not all staff in the company must be listed by the regulator. Provided there is a manager qualified to 'oversee' the conveyancing, the actual day-to-day activity can be conducted by unlicensed staff.