Delays in answering preliminary enquiries One of the first jobs for the buyer’s solicitor is to submit a long list of questions to the seller’s solicitor. These are standard questions printed on a form and include availability of mains services;...
Problems with contracts and delays with searches Minor disagreements over the precise details in draft contracts have an unfortunate tendency to escalate into full-blown disputes. Draft contracts are normally based on standard templates with standard...
My Mortgage Lender Wants Me To Take Out Life Insurance – Should I Be Worried? Lenders sometimes insist on you taking out life insurance cover as a condition of the mortgage. This may apply in cases where applicants are of a certain age or have an...
Unregistered Title and Delays Getting Title Deeds There are still some rare cases where the title, or ownership, of a property is still ‘unregistered’. This might be the case for example where the house in question has been in the same family for donkeys’...
Legal Problems – Delays Whether you’re buying or selling property, the process always seems to be afflicted by inexplicably long delays. In earlier blogs we stressed the importance of selecting the right solicitor/conveyancer. This is because a...
What If You Can’t Get Buildings Insurance? Surveyors doing mortgage valuation inspections are normally asked to comment in the lender’s report on any matters of concern, particularly where there could be implications for arranging buildings insurance. This can...
By arranging your home survey directly online - rather than via a mortgage lender - you can save the large chunk of the survey fee that the banks normally keep. They may still want to instruct a valuer to carry out their mortgage valuation, but don’t let them try to sell you an expensive Homebuyer or Building Survey from one of the large, target-driven, corporate firms on their 'panel'.
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