The Keynsham conveyancing firm handling our Keynsham conveyancing has identified an inconsistency when comparing the surveyor’s assumptions in the home valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My solicitor informs me that he needs to check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s approach correct?
Your conveyancing practitioner must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
I purchased a freehold house in Keynsham yet invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Keynsham and has limited impact for conveyancing in Keynsham but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.
We are purchasing a house and the lawyer has referenced Chancel Repair for which the house may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Keynsham
Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Keynsham to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
How difficult is it to switch firm as I need to find a firm on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing list. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Keynsham five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Bank of Ireland
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Keynsham on the Bank of Ireland panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Keynsham. In utilising search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Keynsham.
Am I better off to instruct a Keynsham conveyancing solicitor based in the location that I am buying? We have a good friend who can carry out the legal work but his firm is located approximately 350miles away.
The primary upside of using a high street Keynsham conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign documents, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and in the main were happy that should trump using an unknown Keynsham conveyancing lawyer just because they are Keynsham based.