What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Conisbrough

There are two types of lawyers who can carry out conveyancing in Conisbrough namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. The two can handle conveyancing services that you need to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. They are both required to carry out Conisbrough conveyancing on similar standards and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be properly administered and that the requisite steps will be appropriately followed.

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Conisbrough. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Conisbrough?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be able to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.

My wife and I are at the point of looking at flats in Conisbrough and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a conveyancing practitioner appointed at this stage? I will be getting a mortgage with Santander.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Santander, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Conisbrough 10 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

You no longer need to hold title official documentation to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Conisbrough ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not give a mortgage on such a home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Conisbrough. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Conisbrough especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Conisbrough.

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Conisbrough for my home move. Is it possible to see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

One may find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

Is it true that a Conisbrough conveyancing company has court proceedings brought against them by clients for failing to conduct the appropriate conveyancing investigations?

We are not aware of such a Conisbrough conveyancing matter but according to a recent report, clients purchasing a home in Cumbria successfully sued their lawyer as a consequence of development plans to erect a wind farm not being picked up in conveyancing searches.

If you are purchasing in Conisbrough It is important that your solicitor carry out all Conisbrough conveyancing searches needed making sure that you have accurate and up to date information ahead of purchasing a home in Conisbrough.