How up to date is your database of Hastings solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel? Do TSB send you an updated list?
Hastings conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the TSB conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from TSB directly.
The deeds to my house are lost. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Hastings 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?
Gone are the days when you need to have the physical original deeds to prove you own the land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Hastings in advance of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks may not give a loan on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hastings. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Hastings especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Hastings.
Should I instruct a Hastings conveyancing lawyer based in the area that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can conduct the legal work however they are based 400miles drive away.
The benefit of a high street Hastings conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Hastings know how is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and in the main were impressed that must trump using an unknown Hastings conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.
I am an executor of my recently deceased parent's Will, with a property in Hastings which is to be sold. The property is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm advised that some purchasers will insist that it is completed before they'll proceed. What's the mechanism for this?
In the circumstances you refer to it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.