Me and my partner are about to exchange on the purchase of a house in Crowthorne but as a result of wreckage from some water damage at the property I have was able negotiate reparation from the current proprietors of three thousand pounds taking the form of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of a side agreement however Nationwide are not allowing this. Should they have been involved?
Your solicitor being on a Nationwide approved list is obliged to advise Nationwide of any variations to the purchase price. If you prohibit your lawyer to notify the price change to Nationwide then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Nationwide and you would have to appoint a new conveyancer for your conveyancing in Crowthorne.
My uncle passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Crowthorne. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Bank of Ireland, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Where you intend to re-mortgage then Bank of Ireland will require that you use a conveyancer on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Bank of Ireland mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
We are buying a property and the lawyer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the house could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Crowthorne
Unless a previous acquisition of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may expect solicitors handling conveyancing in Crowthorne to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I'm converting the mortgage on my existing house to a buy to let loan with Halifax and intend to use the remaining equity towards further house. The area we are interested in is Crowthorne. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two lenders and link together the two deals?
Do use our search tool on this page to check that the conveyancers are approved by both banks. On the basis that they are your conveyancer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you solicitor and communicate your expectations and needs.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a house in Neath but live in Crowthorne. My conveyancer (approximately 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Crowthorne who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Crowthorne