When will exchange of contracts occur in domestic conveyancing in Dore and am I required to be at the solicitors office?
If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Dore you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the firms we recommend offer a countrywide conveyancing service and give just as detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the conveyancer to address the formalities at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Dore)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Dore and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Dore lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Dore. Having lived in Dore for six years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to get clarification need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
Me and my brother purchased a semi-detached Victorian property in Dore. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Yorkshire Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to assess 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 owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Dore and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.
I'm buying a new build house in Dore benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the deal as it may affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
What tools are available to search for a Dore conveyancing solicitor on the bank conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 25miles to attend the lawyer.
You can use the find a conveyancing panel search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Dore and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Dore. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the mortgage company solicitor panel.