Me and my wife are acquiring our first property. Our solicitor has texted usto ask if we wish to purchase additional conveyancing searches. Frankly we are clueless as to what's relevant for conveyancing in Rudry
The number and type of Rudry conveyancing searches depends entirely on the premises, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your familiarity of the region and risks, your general appetite to risk. What is important is that you properly understand what information the searches could provide. You may then decide if you personally think you need that search. Where you are uncertain, ask your solicitor to advise.
We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Rudry?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Rudry.
My Solicitor in Rudry is not on the Halifax Conveyancing Panel. Can I still continue with my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Halifax list of approved lawyers?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Carry on with your existing Rudry solicitors but Halifax will need to retain a lawyer on their panel. This will result in additional total legal fees and cause delays.
- Choose an alternative lawyer to act in the conveyancing, remembering to check they are Persuade your conveyancer to do everything within their powers to join the Halifax conveyancing panel
Should my lawyer be raising enquiries regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Rudry.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Rudry. Plenty of people will purchase a property in Rudry, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous checks that may be initiated by the buyer or by their lawyers which will give them a better understanding of the risks in Rudry. The standard information given to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a usual question of the owner to find out whether the premises has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the seller, then a buyer could bring a compensation claim as a result of such an misleading answer. A purchaser’s lawyers will also carry out an enviro search. This will indicate if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be carried out.
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Rudry for my home move. Is it possible to see a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
One may read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor telephone calls for training purposes.