I am about to exchange buying a house in Eccles but as a consequence of damage from the recent storms I have managed to agree recompense from the vendor of £2k by way of a reduction in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process yet Skipton are not allowing this. Why were they informed?
The conveyancing practitioner that is on the Skipton approved list is duty bound to disclose to Skipton of any amendments to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your conveyancer to notify the reduction to Skipton then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Skipton and you would have to appoint a new lawyer for your conveyancing in Eccles.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Eccles. I I would like to check if they are on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list of lawyers. Could you assist?
The first thing you should do is contact the solicitor and ask them if they can act for the lender. Alternatively you can get in touch with Yorkshire Building Society who may be able to confirm.
Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are the main reason for delay in Eccles house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Eccles.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Eccles 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
Gone are the days when you need to hold title original deeds to prove you own the land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Eccles prior to appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some banks may not give a mortgage on a flying freehold 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 relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Eccles. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Eccles to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.