We see that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Farnborough?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Farnborough.
What happens if my lawyer’s firm is suspended from the Nottingham Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Farnborough?
First, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.
I got the keys to my apartment on 11 April and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Farnborough said it would be dealt with in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Farnborough particularly slow to register?
As far as conveyancing in Farnborough is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry need to notify any interested parties. At present in the region of three quarters of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Historically registration takes place once the new owner has moved in to the property therefore an expedited registration is not always top priority but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Farnborough is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Farnborough are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Farnborough you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Farnborough 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 property.
I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Farnborough for my home move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
You may read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded call for training purposes.