It is is a decade since I acquired my house in Fetcham. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to locate the title deeds. Is this a major issue?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Fetcham relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.
I have been told that property searches are the main cause of delay in Fetcham house deals. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Fetcham.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Fetcham. Now, I need the files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Fetcham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Fetcham ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may refuse to grant a loan on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Fetcham. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Taking into account that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on a property in Fetcham I would like to have a conversation with the lawyer concerning thehouse move before appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?
This is something that we encourage - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Fetcham.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a file reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Fetcham should be the figure that you are charged.