I am purchasing a terraced house in york. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in york you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in york.
My wife and I buying a victorian detached house in york. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process include checks to determine if these works are permitted?
Your solicitor should review the deeds as conveyancing in york will on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which restrict categories of works or necessitated the consent of another owner. Many extensions call for local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
Are all york Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the UBS conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
Some major banks and building societies now utilise the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Santander as we wish to conduct improvements to our house in york. Are we obliged to appoint a nearby york solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel to handle the legals?
Santander don't usually instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Santander list.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in york?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in york. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
We are 17 days into a leasehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in york. We are not happy. Can you help me find new lawyers?
They would need to be very bad in order to consider changing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? If so you must inform them of the replacement solicitor and have the offer are re-sent. Your conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid added charges and delays. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool should help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in york
What are my options where I am not happy with the lawyer who conducted our conveyancing in york?
We live in an imperfect world, and unfortunately sometimes things do go wrong. Nevertheless there is recourse where you were dissatisfied with your conveyancing in york. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a conveyancing practitioner to their regulator. If you remain unhappy you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.