Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Hope even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I want to acquire a shop in Hope with a mortgage from National Westminster Bank?
The service is mainly there to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Hope but we have set out at the end of this page some Hope commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to see if they are also authorised to represent National Westminster Bank
I am considering remortgaging my home in Hope, does my lawyer need to be on the Santander Solicitor panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Santander conveyancing panel, but Santander would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
I have been told that property searches are a common cause of obstruction in Hope conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Hope.
How does conveyancing in Hope differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Hope come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because new home sellers in Hope usually buy the real estate, 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 Hope or who has acted in the same development.
Is it best to choose a Hope conveyancing lawyer based in the location that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can carry out the conveyancing however her office is 400kilometers drive away.
The benefit of a high street Hope conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute documents, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Hope know how is a benefit. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have used your friend and the majority were impressed that must trump using an unknown Hope conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being local.