Having sold my house in Wapping last November yet the purchaser is e-mailing every few hours to say his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Following your sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Wapping.
I am buying a semi-detached house in Wapping. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Wapping you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Wapping.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Wapping is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Wapping are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Wapping you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Wapping may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
I am selling my property. My past conveyancers have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Wapping if that makes things easier.
You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Wapping. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.
Am I better off to choose a Wapping conveyancing solicitor based in the vicinity that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can handle the legal formalities however his firm is located over three hundred kilometers away.
The primary upside of using a local Wapping conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute paperwork, deliver your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Wapping know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and in the main were content that must trump using an unknown Wapping conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.