We just had an offer accepted to purchase with Earl Shilton BS. We have called around locally yet cant to find a Staines conveyancing firm on the Earl Shilton BS panel. Could you help?
You should make use of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type Staines or your location and you will be presented with a number of lawyer located in Staines or nearest you.
Should my lawyer be raising questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Staines.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors dealing with homes in Staines. There are those who acquire a property in Staines, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a various checks that can be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Staines. The standard property information forms sent to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard inquiry of the owner to determine whether the property has ever been flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the vendor, then a purchaser could commence a compensation claim stemming from an misleading response. The buyer’s solicitors may also conduct an enviro report. This should indicate if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries will need to be made.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one close by in Staines I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Staines for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you may request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.
My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the agent informed us that the seller will only go ahead if we appoint their recommended conveyancers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer used to conveyancing in Staines
We suspect that the seller is not behind this demand. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is not the way to achieve this. Try to communicate with the owners directly and explain that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to use your own,trusted Staines conveyancing firm - not the ones that will provide the estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing figures set by HQ.
My plan is to acquire a ground floor maisonette in Staines. Conveyancing solicitor has been waiting for, from the seller, building insurance schedule. Earlier today I was advised that the owner needs to forward the insurance documents for the flat above in addition. Why does my lawyer need to review the insurance for the flat above? Is it strictly required? We have been in hold for the last fortnight…
It is not unheard of in leasehold conveyancing in Staines to find Conveyancing in Staines in a minority of cases reveals that the lease requires the tenant's to insure their individual flats as opposed to the landlord insuring the complete building - which is definitely better. You should double check with your property lawyer but it would appear that your property lawyer is looking to verify that the complete building is insured. Insuring your apartment is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the other flat cannot be reconstructed for lack of insurance cover.