I am hoping to receive a mortgage offer from Santander. I intend to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Rawdon. Does the Santander Conveyancing panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Santander approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are downsizing from our property in Rawdon and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Rawdon lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Rawdon. We have lived in Rawdon for 4 years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Rawdon. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Rawdon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I opted to have a survey done on a property in Rawdon in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to issue a mortgage on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Rawdon. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Rawdon to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
The conveyancing solicitors undertaking our conveyancing in Rawdon has forwarded documents to review that indicate that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Surely all properties in Rawdon should be registered?
Although most properties in Rawdon are now registered with HMLR there are still a few that remain unregistered. Any property in Rawdon that has been transferred since the late 1980’s will have been registered at the HMLR under the compulsory ‘first registration’ scheme. However, if a Rawdon property has not changed hands in that time then it’s likely the old fashioned title deeds will be the only evidence of ownership.Many Rawdon conveyancing lawyers will be capable of dealing with such matters but in the event that uncertainty reigns the standard advice these days appears to be for the seller’s conveyancer to register the title first and subsequently sell - this will have a knock on effect to cause a prolonged transaction.