Finally the sale completed on my house in Leagrave and Chalton last June yet the purchaser is Skype messaging every few hours to moan that his solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?

After completion of your disposal your solicitor is obliged to send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Leagrave and Chalton.

I am helping my aunt sell her property in Leagrave and Chalton. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange the energy assessment or it is for the owner to coordinate?

After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was maintained a required part of moving house. An energy assessment needs to be to hand before the property is advertised. It is not something that solicitors ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Leagrave and Chalton conveyancing lawyer they may help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established local accredited person

We expect to receive a AIP from Virgin Money this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Virgin Money recommend any Leagrave and Chalton solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Leagrave and Chalton solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Virgin Money through the process.

Our sealed bid on a house in Leagrave and Chalton has been accepted, the vendors do however have a dependent purchase. The sellers have put an offer on on an apartment, but it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other apartments booked. I have chosen a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Leagrave and Chalton. What do I do now? At what point do I apply for the mortgage with Nationwide?

It is understandable to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Leagrave and Chalton conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Concerning the subsequent stages this very much dictated by the circumstances of your case, motivation for this property and on the state of the market. During a rising market some purchasers would apply for the mortgage with Nationwide and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their conveyancer to proceed with the conveyancing in Leagrave and Chalton.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Leagrave and Chalton. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Leagrave and Chalton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Leagrave and Chalton. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Leagrave and Chalton

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

Should I appoint a Leagrave and Chalton conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? An old friend can deal with the legal work however her office is 300miles away.

The benefit of a high street Leagrave and Chalton conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign documents, present your identification documents and pester them if necessary. Having local Leagrave and Chalton know how is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who used your friend and they were impressed that must surpass using an unfamiliar Leagrave and Chalton conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.