Having sold my house in Forest of Dean last April yet the purchaser is SMS messaging me to moan that his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?
Post completion of your sale your solicitor should send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Forest of Dean.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Forest of Dean. I need to find out whether they are on the Barclays Direct approved list of lawyers. Can you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?
You should call the solicitor and enquire if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you should get in touch with Barclays Direct who may be able to help.
I am helping my niece sell her flat in Forest of Dean. Does the solicitor arrange the EPC or it is for the owner to coordinate?
After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was retained a mandatory element of moving property. An energy performance certificate should be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. This is not something that law firms normally arrange. Where you are using a Forest of Dean conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable local energy assessors
Is there a list of Co-operative panel conveyancers in Forest of Dean on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings available online. If you are seeking to appoint a Forest of Dean conveyancing practitioner on the Co-operative please make the most of our tool.
I can not work out if my bank requires a lease extension. I have telephoned my Forest of Dean building society branch on a couple of occasions and was advised it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Forest of Dean conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called and was told they refuse to lend based on their specific requirements. I have no idea who is right.
Your lawyer has to follow the CML Handbook section two specifications for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.
I have recentlyfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Forest of Dean for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Forest of Dean conveyancing specialists.
Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of Forest of Dean solicitors? How do you know who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?
Forest of Dean law firm practices and firms conducting conveyancing in Forest of Dean themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the bank directly.