Completed the sale of my flat in Prescot last May yet the purchaser is SMS messaging daily to moan that her lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

After completion of your disposal your conveyancer is obliged to deliver the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the home loan has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Prescot.

Are the BSA intent on creating a search tool with a view to to identify practices on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel for instance in Prescot?

We would not expect to be advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.

I am using a search engine for the phrase cheap conveyancing in Prescot it reveals numerous conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable property lawyer for purchase transaction?

The preferential method of finding the right conveyancer is through a personal testimonial, so enquire of friends and relatives who have acquired a property in Prescot or a local estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Prescot differ, so it's advisable to secure at least three costs illustrations from different property lawyers. Make sure that you know that the fees are fixed.

I have just started marketing my basement apartment in Prescot. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just received a half-yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the service charge as normal as all rents and service charges should be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Prescot Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge payments? Is there a share of the freehold? The best form of lease arrangement is if the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this arrangement the leaseholders have control and although a managing agent is often employed where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.

How much experience do your Prescot conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?

Prescot conveyancing lawyers help thousands of buyers move home every year and helped lots of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Prescot conveyancers have worked on recent similar matters.