The Wadhurst conveyancing firm handling our Wadhurst conveyancing has spotted a difference when comparing the surveyor’s assumptions in the valuation report and what is in the conveyancing documents. My solicitor has advised that he is obliged to check that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s stance correct?

Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.

When will exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in Wadhurst and am I required to attend the solicitors branch?

Where you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Wadhurst you are invited in to sign contracts. That being said, the lender approved solicitors we work with offer a countrywide conveyancing service and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The executing of the contract is not the important part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the solicitor to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Wadhurst)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

I am assisting my aunt sell her house in Wadhurst. Will the solicitor order the energy assessment or it is for the seller to see to?

After the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates became a compulsory part of selling a property. An energy performance certificate should be to hand in advance of the property being put on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Wadhurst conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with reputable local assessors

I am buying a victorian detached house in Wadhurst. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will legal investigations on the property include checks to ascertain if these works are permitted?

Your conveyancer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Wadhurst can occasionally reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain alterations or require the consent of another owner. Certain extensions require local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be wise to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I currently have a mortgage with RBS for my property in Wadhurst. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform RBS?

You must advise RBS before letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of RBS’s mortgage conditions. It may be that RBS will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact RBS directly. You need not do this via a RBS conveyancing panel solicitor.

My business partner and I are wishing to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-sale-no costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Wadhurst for less than 1500k?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Wadhurst, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can put you in touch with the right firm. As for the fees this will depend on the structure and terms of the deal. Let us have your details or phone so as to enable us to furnish you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.

We are planning to purchase a three room housein Wadhurst with a mortgage from a lender. We have a lawyer in Wadhurst however our mortgage company inform us now that he's not listed on their "panel". We have to appoint from the our lender panel solicitors or keep our Wadhurst conveyancer and incur the extra fees for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

Unfortunately,no. The lender home loan offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that solicitors will on the lender's conveyancing panel. Until recently, most mortgage companies had large numbers of law firms on their panels, including many conveyancing solicitors in Wadhurst : a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your bank.