It is 10 years ago since I bought my property in South Hornchurch. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I can't track down the deeds. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by your lender or they may still be with the conveyancers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in South Hornchurch involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is not registered it is more tricky but is resolvable.
Our mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in South Hornchurch but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in South Hornchurch or nearer to where I live. Are you able to help?
It is by no means the case that all South Hornchurch conveyancing practices are listed all banks conveyancing panel. Please make use of our find an approved solicitor tool to choose a South Hornchurch conveyancing solicitor on the on the mortgage company panel.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in South Hornchurch. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact 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 South Hornchurch of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in South Hornchurch differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in South Hornchurch contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because house builders in South Hornchurch tend to acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in South Hornchurch or who has acted in the same development.
Given that I am about to part with 450k on a house in South Hornchurch I would like to talk to a solicitor concerning thehouse move ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer due to be carrying out your property ownership legalities in South Hornchurch.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique person, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for residential conveyancing in South Hornchurch should be the figure that you end up paying.