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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bellingham

This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as FTB of a garden flat in Bellingham. Do I receive the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Bellingham?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Bellingham. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be called to receive the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens early afternoon.

I'm the only recipient of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Bellingham. The Bellingham property was put into my name in October. I plan to dispose of the house. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in October. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be caught by that. How sensible a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this requirement principally exists to capture subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Bellingham. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Co-operative be concerned?

Given that your lender is Co-operative your lawyer must check the conveyancing instructions set out in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Co-operative. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and lawyers are required to report to Co-operative where a lease fails to meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not isolated to Bellingham.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when purchasing a house in Bellingham? or Apparently there is an ancient law that means some owners of property living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Bellingham?

Unless a prior acquisition of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Bellingham to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

Have completed on a a semi-detached house in Bellingham , how long will it take for the Land Registry to record my title? My Bellingham conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to check the registration formalities are addressed.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Bellingham registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry need to notify any other persons or bodies. As of today roughly three quarters of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Registration is effected once the buyer is living at the property so 'speed' is not usually an essential issue yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

How does conveyancing in Bellingham differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Bellingham approach us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because new home sellers in Bellingham tend to purchase 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 Bellingham or who has acted in the same development.

My father-in-law has urged me to instruct his conveyancers in Bellingham. Should I use them?

There are no two ways about it the ideal way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to have guidance from friends or family who have previously instructed the firm you're are thinking of instructing.

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