When does exchange of contracts occur in domestic conveyancing in Chatteris and do I need to be at the lawyers office?

Where you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Chatteris you are invited in to sign documents. That being said, the lender approved solicitors we recommend supply a nationwide conveyancing service and give as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the firm to officially exchange at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Chatteris)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

What does a local search tell me regarding the property my wife and I purchasing in Chatteris?

Chatteris conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searches UK The local search plays a central role in most Chatteris conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic sections.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Chatteris ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some banks may not grant a loan on this type of premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Chatteris. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Chatteris especially if they are familiar with such properties in Chatteris.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Chatteris for my house move. Can I check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

One can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

I own a leasehold house in Chatteris. Conveyancing and Barclays mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing practitioner in Chatteris who previously acted has long since retired. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to incur the fees of a Chatteris conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Chatteris Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

How long is the Lease? How much is the ground rent and service charge? The answer will be helpful as a) areas can cause problems for the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate where services are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the managing agents you will need to have all the details