My mortgage broker says he needs my Shildon solicitor’s panel reference for the Lloyds conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have contacted my local Shildon branch but they cant find it on their system.
Have you tried calling your Shildon property lawyer about this?. They retain a central record lender panel numbers.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Shildon last September yet the purchaser is texting me to moan that his conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
After completion of your sale your solicitor should forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where appropriate, your solicitor must also evidence that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Shildon.
How does conveyancing in Shildon differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Shildon come to us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because house builders in Shildon typically 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 conveyancers 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 used to new build conveyancing in Shildon or who has acted in the same development.
How easy is it to change solicitor as I have to instruct one who is on the Britannia conveyancing panel. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Shildon round the corner but she is not accepted by Britannia
It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Shildon on the Britannia panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Shildon. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Shildon.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a property in Monmouth but live in Shildon. My lawyer (approximately 300 kilometers from merequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Shildon to witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Shildon