Completed the sale of my flat in Great Shelford last December but our buyer keeps e-mailing daily to moan that their lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
After completion of your house sale your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. If applicable, your lawyer should also evidence that the mortgage has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion tasks just for conveyancing in Great Shelford.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Great Shelford and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed a national conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Great Shelford. Having lived in Great Shelford for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
It has been five months since my purchase conveyancing in Great Shelford completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
How does conveyancing in Great Shelford differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Great Shelford come to us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Great Shelford usually acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Great Shelford or who has acted in the same development.
My husband and I are four weeks into a freehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the high street agent to handle our conveyancing in Great Shelford. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would need to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the new solicitor and get the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Great Shelford