Completed the sale of my flat in Bowthorpe last August but the buyer keeps e-mailing me complaining that her conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
After completion of your house sale your conveyancer should forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Bowthorpe.
My relative advised me that if I am purchasing in Bowthorpe I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Bowthorpe conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Bowthorpe around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Bowthorpe Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Bowthorpe Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Bowthorpe.
I purchased a terraced Georgian property in Bowthorpe. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Bank of Scotland. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. Is it worth asking Bank of Scotland to clarify?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Bowthorpe and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.
Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on 3 bedroom house in Bowthorpe I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor concerning thetransaction in advance of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor who will be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Bowthorpe.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique individual, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for your conveyancing in Bowthorpe should be the figure that you are charged.
I am 17 days into a residential purchase having been recommend to a firm by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in Bowthorpe. I am not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?
They would need to be really poor to suggest changing them. Has your loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the replacement solicitor and ensure the loan are re-issued. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added charges and complications. That should be your starting point. The search tool will help you find a lender approved solicitor for your home move in Bowthorpe