My partner’s dad is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I will be offered preferential rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Milton?
You should contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. The estimates do be different but service levels do differ between property lawyers as is true with most professions.
We are due to move home in January. Should my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Milton. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen prior to coming across this page.
On the afternoon of completion you can pick up the house keys from the estate agent but this can only happen once the previous owners conveyancers inform the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be collected. After that you will need to tell the removal men that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal organisation but can help you locate a residential property solicitor in Milton or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Milton.
I am the single beneficiary of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Milton. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in November. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in November. Will no one buy the property for half a year?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be caught by that. Some lenders would take a sensible view as this obligation principally exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of properties.
I currently have a mortgage with Principality for my property in Milton. Conveyancing has been completed a year ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Principality?
Principality must be informed of your intention prior to letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Principality’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Principality will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Principality directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Principality conveyancing panel firm.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Milton. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Milton 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.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Milton is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Milton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Milton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Milton may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Is it best to choose a Milton conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am buying? We have a good friend who can carry out the legal formalities however her office is 300miles away.
The primary upside of using a local Milton conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and on the whole were happy that should surpass using an unknown Milton conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Milton based.