Having sold my house in Crouch End last July but my buyer keeps e-mailing me to moan that their lawyer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Following your disposal your conveyancer should deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer should also evidence that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps just for conveyancing in Crouch End.
After researching moneysavingexpert.com for a conveyancing solicitor in Crouch End, most comment that I should look for a CQS kitemarked solicitor. Can you explain what CQS is?
Crouch End Conveyancing Quality Scheme solicitors have been granted accreditation under the Law Society's Scheme (CQS) The Law Society established CQS to promote high standards in the home buying process. CQS helps consumers to identify solicitor firms that provide a quality residential conveyancing. Crouch End is one of the many areas in England and Wales in which accredited firms are based. The scheme obliges law firms to undergo a strict assessment, compulsory training, self-reporting, spot checks and yearly assessments in order to maintain CQS status. It is available to solicitors and not licensed conveyancers and has the support of the Legal Ombudsman.
3 months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Crouch End took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
What tools are available to locate a Crouch End solicitor on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the lawyer.
You can use the facility on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Crouch End conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Crouch End conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to see if they are on the Chelsea Building Society approved list
My boyfriend is buying a ground floor flat in Crouch End. He was given a quote by the lawyer connected to the estate agents totaling £1275 . It was 7 years ago since I sold and purchased a house and the bill was £440. Have costs really gone up that much?
We would recommend that you contact a few local Crouch End conveyancing solicitors requesting estimates. It is advisable to base your choice not solely on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the reply is.