Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Portishead is more expensive?
Portishead leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving applicable notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
We are selling our apartment in Portishead. Will my solicitor have to be required to be on the TSB conveyancing panel in order to deal with the discharge of my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the TSB conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
Me and my partner are buying a flat in Portishead. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we have to deposit funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Portishead
There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Portishead and Solicitor practices in Portishead who can assist with your conveyancing It is important to make clear that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of the home buying process. The two can conduct associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.
I've digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Portishead solicitor - who is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?
Clydesdale will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Clydesdale will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Portishead postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Portishead.
I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require this when buying a house in Portishead? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that means some house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards repairs towards the chancel within the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Portishead?
Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you could expect solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Portishead to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
My company is planning to take over a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-move-no fees for commercial conveyancing in Portishead for under 2k?
We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Portishead, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we will find you the right solicitor. As for the charges this will depend on the structure and nuances of the deal. Let us have your contact information or call us so that we can furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.