At what point does exchange of contracts occur in residential conveyancing in Carterton and do I need to be at the conveyancers office?

If you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Carterton you are welcome to attend to sign contracts. That being said, the lender approved solicitors we work with provide a nationwide conveyancing service and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Carterton)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

My grandfather passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Carterton. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Clydesdale, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

If you plan to re-mortgage then Clydesdale will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Clydesdale conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Clydesdale mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Carterton. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Carterton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the property agent told us that the owners will only go ahead if we use the agent's chosen conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family solicitor used to conveyancing in Carterton

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this request. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Contact the vendors directly and make the point that (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to use your preferred Carterton conveyancing firm - not the ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing figures demanded by head office.

Can you please explain what options are open to me if my Carterton conveyancing searches reveals negative results?

Usually, most issues that arise in Carterton conveyancing search results can be handled before completion or title insurance can be obtained. You should note that regardless of the fact that you are buying the premises and might be willing to live with the search results, your mortgage lender may not, and ultimately have the final decision.