It is a dozen years since I acquired my home in Wells Next The Sea. Conveyancing solicitors have just been instructed on the sale but I am unable to find my title documents. Will this jeopardise the sale?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be with your mortgage company or they may be archived with the conveyancers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Wells Next The Sea involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more tricky but is resolvable.
How does conveyancing in Wells Next The Sea differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Wells Next The Sea approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is completed. This is because house builders in Wells Next The Sea tend to purchase the land, 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 Wells Next The Sea or who has acted in the same development.
How do I use your search app to find a conveyancing solicitor in Wells Next The Sea on the panel for my bank?
First pick a bank such as National Westminster Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Britannia then specify your location for example Wells Next The Sea. Conveyancing firms in Wells Next The Sea and beyond should be shown.
Am I best advised to instruct a Wells Next The Sea conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal formalities however her office is a couple of hundredmiles away.
The benefit of a high street Wells Next The Sea conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and on the whole were impressed that should outweigh using an unknown Wells Next The Sea conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.
What do I do if I am dissatisfied with the conveyancing practitioner who undertook my conveyancing in Wells Next The Sea?
Occasionally the level of service you receive is not as you expect, and unfortunately sometimes matters do not go as planned. That being said there is recourse where you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Wells Next The Sea. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a lawyer to their governing body. If you remain dissatisfied you may consider enlisting the help of the Legal Ombudsman.