The housing market in Radcliffe is hotting up. What can I do to speed up matters?

First, If you are under a tight deadline to sign contracts it is highly recommended that your solicitor is familiar with the location as they will benefit local relationships and know-how. It is possible that they would have conducted otherproperties in the same street. Therefore consider using a Radcliffe conveyancing lawyer. Second, make sure that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is estimated that just under twenty per cent of Radcliffe conveyancing transactions are frustrated or jeopardised after finding out that a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the home move being delayed by as much as three weeks. It is said that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home moves every year. Almost all Radcliffe conveyancing firms can not represent certain banks so do check at the outset.

At what point can the exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Radcliffe and am I required to attend the conveyancers branch?

If you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Radcliffe you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the firms we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the contract is not the critical part. A signed contract simply enables the firm to address the formalities at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Radcliffe)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

How does conveyancing in Radcliffe differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Radcliffe come to us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because new home sellers in Radcliffe tend to acquire the real estate, 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 Radcliffe or who has acted in the same development.

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, but the agent told us that the vendor will only proceed if we appoint the agent's chosen solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Radcliffe

It is unlikely the vendors are driving this. Should the seller require ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine buyer is counter productive. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to use your own,trusted Radcliffe conveyancing firm - as opposed tothose that will provide the estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds demanded by corporate headquarters.

I need to change lawyers as my Radcliffe lawyer is not on the bank's approved list of conveyancing solicitors. Is it advisable to appoint a new law firm?

If you haven't yet appointed a solicitor to commence the conveyancing and have just received quotes, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer in Radcliffe that you're thinking of instructing.