Can conveyancing in Oldland to be concluded in less than a month?
In a situation where the seller is applying a tight deadline for your conveyancing we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will have local contacts and knowledge. It is even conceivable that they would have transacted previoushouses in the same road. You would be best advised to use a Oldland conveyancing firm. Second, ensure that the lawyer is on the member panel. It is estimated that just under twenty per cent of Oldland conveyancing deals are held up or jeopardised after finding out that a purchaser’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the buying process being delayed by almost three weeks. It is said that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home sales every year. Most Oldland conveyancing practices can not represent certain lenders so do check at the outset.
My uncle passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Oldland. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £5k. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Santander, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Given you plan to re-mortgage then Santander will require that you use a conveyancer on the Santander conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Santander conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Santander mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
A colleague advised me that where I am buying in Oldland I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Oldland conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Oldland around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Oldland.
I am downsizing from my house. My former conveyancers has retired. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Oldland if that makes a difference.
Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Oldland. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.
My father has urged me to appoint his conveyancing solicitors in Oldland. Should I find my own solicitor?
No doubt the ideal way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to get referrals from friends or family who have experience in using the solicitor that you are considering.