I plan on acquiring an apartment in Comberton. My Solicitor is not listed on the lender approved panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my Comberton conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the lender approved list?
One will need to instruct a conveyancer to deal with the legal work required if you take out a mortgage to buy your home. The conveyancing practitioner will carry out all the necessary investigations on the property, make sure that you will be properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is dealt with. You can instruct a Comberton property lawyer of your choosing. However, if the property lawyer selected is not on the bank conveyancing panel further fees will arise as separate legal representation will be required by them. Lender panel applications may be submitted, so where your conveyancer has not in the past applied for membership they should take the opportunity to apply.
We were just about to sign contracts for a leasehold flat in Comberton. We have hit a snag. The loan offer with Platform Home Loans Ltd runs out on 10/2/2025 but the sellers are suggesting a completion date of 12/2/2025. Can one prolong the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this concern is your conveyancer who should calculate whether they corresponding with the mortgage company, vendor’s conveyancers, property agents or indeed all parties taking into account the circumstances your transaction as of today.
The deeds to my home are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Comberton 10 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?
Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be retained by HMLR with a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.
I was recommended by a few estate agents in Comberton to locate a conveyancer on your site. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers over and above another?
We don’t offer any referral fee for sending work to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a residence in Newport but reside in Comberton. My conveyancer (approximately 260 kilometers awayneeds me to sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Comberton who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Comberton