Souldretaining a Harlow conveyancing solicitor make the legal process smoother?
Generally conveyancing practitioners in your area will enjoy strong alliances with your local authority, which could help with the Harlow conveyancing searches that your solicitor will require on your transaction. It can only be a plus if they enjoy strong connections with the Local Land Registry Office your area Harlow, other lawyers in the neighbourhood and Harlow Estate Agents.
It is is a decade since I purchased my property in Harlow. Conveyancing lawyers have now been appointed on the sale but I am unable to track down my deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by the lender or they may be in the possession of the conveyancers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Harlow relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
My Solicitor in Harlow is not on the Coventry Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still continue with my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the Coventry Building Society approved list?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Harlow solicitors but Coventry Building Society will need to retain a lawyer on their panel. This will result in additional total legal fees as well as result in delays.
- Find an alternative lawyer to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are on the Coventry Building Society panel
My wife and I have a 4 bedroom Edwardian property in Harlow. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Birmingham Midshires. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Harlow and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.
How do I use the search facility to select a conveyancing lawyer in Harlow on the authorised to act for my lender?
Step one is to choose a lender such as National Westminster Bank, Virgin Money or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then type in your preferred area such as Harlow. Conveyancing firms in Harlow and nationally will then be identified.