Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Fairwater even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I intend to buy an office in Fairwater with a mortgage from HSBC Bank?

Our comparison service is predominantly utilised to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Fairwater but we have set out at the end of this page a selection of Fairwater commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to check if they can also act for HSBC Bank

My house in Fairwater is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Will the lawyer need to be required to be on the Santander conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Santander conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently at the moment.

Various web forums that I have visited warn that are the main reason for obstruction in Fairwater conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Fairwater.

I am buying a new build flat in Fairwater. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Fairwater

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

My sealed bid on property in Fairwater was accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have submitted an offer on a property, however it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other apartments booked. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing lawyer in Fairwater. What should be my next step? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Nottingham?

It is understandable to have anxieties where there is a chain given your reluctance to incur expenses too early (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Fairwater conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you must ensure that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Concerning the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the specifics of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market some buyers will apply for the mortgage with Nottingham and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their lawyer to press on with searches.