My property lawyer in Grove has never been on on the Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing Grove lawyers but will need to retain a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal fees and result in frustration.
- Choose a new solicitor to act in the conveyancing, remembering to check they are on the panel
My wife and I are downsizing from our house in Grove and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers are using an online conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Grove. Having lived in Grove for many years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You need to check with 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 illness)
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Grove. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Grove of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Grove is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Grove are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Grove you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Grove may decide 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.
Please set out some of distinct benefits to using a high street in Grove
Lots of house movers in Grove choose a nearby high street so that they can visit just in case they have problems, and to execute paperwork without using the Royal Mail.
There is a marginal advantage in selecting a local to the property you are planning to purchase, due to the knowledge of the region and potential local issues - yet this is moot. Many conveyancers carry out their communications online and may be practically anywhere.