My fiance’s uncle is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I will receive mate’s fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of fees should I be expecting for conveyancing in Mortimer?
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Finally the sale completed on my house in Mortimer last April but my buyer keeps calling daily to say her lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?
Following your sale your lawyer is duty bound to forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Mortimer.
Should our solicitor be raising enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Mortimer.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors specialising in conveyancing in Mortimer. There are those who acquire a property in Mortimer, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.
Conveyancers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that can be initiated by the purchaser or by their lawyers which should give them a better understanding of the risks in Mortimer. The standard information supplied to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a usual question of the vendor to determine whether the premises has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred and is not revealed by the owner, then a purchaser could issue a claim for damages as a result of such an inaccurate reply. A purchaser’s solicitors will also order an environmental search. This will higlight whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries will need to be made.
The deeds to my home can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Mortimer 4 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?
In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know exactly where to find all the appropriate paperwork so you may purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. If copies are not available, your conveyancer can put in place insurance or indemnities against possible claims on your property.
What does commercial conveyancing in Mortimer cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Mortimer incorporates a wide array of advice, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.