What is the best way to find the right solicitor who will provide a first class service for our conveyancing in Newcastle under Lyme?

First ask your friends and family whom they would seek assistance from.

Option 2 is to look on the internet for conveyancing in Newcastle under Lyme. Ring a couple or more firms listed and invite them to send you their conveyancing costs illustrations and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee your conveyancing ahead ofmaking your decision.

Third is to use this site to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your own expectations including location,speed, complexity and who your intended mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to opt for low cost conveyancing in Newcastle under Lyme

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Newcastle under Lyme? Why is this being asked of me?

Newcastle under Lyme conveyancing solicitors as well as nationwide property lawyers throughout the UK have a duty under Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules to check the identity of any client in order to satisfy themselves that clients are who they say they are.

Conveyancing clients are required to supply two forms of certified identification; proof of identity (usually a Passport or Driving Licence) and proof of address (usually a Utility Bill no more than three months).

Proof of the origin of funds is also required under the money laundering statutes as lawyers are duty bound to check that the money you are utilising to buy a property (be it the exchange deposit or the total purchase price if you are buying without a mortgage) has originated from a reputable source (such as an inheritance) rather than the fruits of criminal behaviour.

We are purchasing a property and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really appropriate for conveyancing in Newcastle under Lyme

Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Newcastle under Lyme to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

How does conveyancing in Newcastle under Lyme differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Newcastle under Lyme come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is completed. This is because new home sellers in Newcastle under Lyme usually buy the site, 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 property lawyers 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 Newcastle under Lyme or who has acted in the same development.

I pay a maintenance contribution for my first floor flat in Newcastle under Lyme. Due to redundancy and other issues I fell into arrears with payments. I negotiated a payment plan but there is still three thousand pounds left to be paid.

I now wish to dispose of the property and I am nervous that this could threaten to derail the sale if I have to discharge the arrears in advance. I'd like to sell up and then pay them back with the completion monies - is this possible?

Your solicitor should be in a position to negotiate with the management company, and agree with them whether or not they would accept settlement out of the completion monies. Here is indicative of why it is sensible to appoint a solicitor in Newcastle under Lyme as they are likely to have an open line of communication with the management company.