At what point can the exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Aberdare and am I required to attend the solicitors office?

If you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Aberdare you are welcome to come in to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The executing of the contract is not the important part. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Aberdare)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Aberdare and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers used a national conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Aberdare. Having lived in Aberdare for many years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Aberdare for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Aberdare conveyancing specialists.

I am buying my first flat in Aberdare with a loan from . The builders refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not inform my lawyer about the extras as it may impact my loan with . Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My mortgage broker has recommended their for our conveyancing in Aberdare - Surely it’s easier to just instruct them?

You need to establish if the estate agent is recommending a or introducing to a . There are plenty of Aberdare estate agents who recommend two or three Aberdare conveyancing firms and get nothing from it.