What is the most effective way to find the right lawyer who will give a high level service for our conveyancing in West Sussex?
First ask connections who they experienced using in the past and if they were happy with the service.
Option 2 is to use a comparison service on the web for conveyancing in West Sussex. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms listed and ask them to email you their conveyancing charges and speak to the lawyer who will conduct the conveyancing prior tomaking your choice.
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My god-son is about to exchange on a house that has just been built in West Sussex with a home loan from Yorkshire BS. His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
My Conveyancer in West Sussex is not on the Britannia Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Britannia list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing West Sussex solicitors but Britannia will need to instruct a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall conveyancing fees and result in delays.
- Get a new solicitor to act in the conveyancing, obviously checking they are Britannia approved.
- Persuade your Britannia based solicitor to seek to join the Britannia panel
Will my lawyer be making enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in West Sussex.
Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers conducting conveyancing in West Sussex. There are those who acquire a house in West Sussex, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or sell the property. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.
Conveyancers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, however there are a various checks that may be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should figure out the risks in West Sussex. The standard property information forms given to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a usual question of the seller to discover if the property has historically flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the seller, then a buyer may commence a compensation claim as a result of such an incorrect answer. A purchaser’s lawyers should also order an environmental search. This will indicate whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries will need to be initiated.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in West Sussex for my home move. Can I review a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
One can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.