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Angels Solicitors Huyton provide some tips on best practice when moving house.

Solicitors Huyton

What is Conveyancing? The legal transfer of ownership of property or land from one person to another.

Conveyancing is complex and time consuming. You will need to instruct a solicitor or a licensed conveyancer to deal with conveyancing on your behalf.It is possible to do conveyancing yourself but given the risks and time involved it is deemed easier and quicker to engage a specialist.

Choosing a solicitor

Top tips for choosing a firm of Solicitors Huyton or elsewhere.

  1. Obtain at least three quotes. Research the local solicitors and ask friends, family and your estate agent for recommendations. However be aware that with estate agent recommendations often the agents get a referral fee fro referring to solicitor firms and often will refer to the highest fee payer regardless of the solicitors’ competency.
  2. Ask your conveyancing solicitor to answer any specific questions as regards the process and how conveyancing works. They should be happy to assist you.
  3. Let your conveyancing solicitor know when you aim to exchange contracts for the sale / purchase and complete. Make sure they are able to keep you updated as to progress.
  4. Check and compare estimates carefully making sure they are like for like. Often a quote that seems higher may in fact only be comprehensive and inform you of all costs involved at the outset. Some lower quotes may not list all costs and hence appear lower initially only to find costs are added on throughout the transaction.

Once you have appointed a conveyancing solicitor:

  1. They will require basic information such as your mortgage details, current address and details of the property to be sold / purchased.
  2. If selling you will need to fill in a standard questionnaire on the property covering information such as who owns the boundaries and if there have been any disputes with neighbours. It is a legal requirement to answer all questions truthfully.
  3. You will need to complete a form showing what fixtures and fittings form detailing items included in the sale. Anything else will need to be removed from the property by completion.
  4. Answer any further conveyancing queries as the matter progresses.

It is not a requirement to actually meet with the solicitors provided you are happy to send ID via post or have a local solicitor certify copies of ID fro you. Many modern solicitors take advantage of online conveyancing services in order to speed up transactions and may not have a conventional offices premises meaning they are able to charge lower fees to clients.

Exchange of Contracts

What is exchange of contracts? Exchange of contracts is the point where the transaction becomes legally binding on all parties and neither party can back out without legal consequences. The buyer also stands to lose their deposit should they attempt to abort the purchase.

A date for completion is set and recorded in the contracts at exchange. The completion date is when the property is when the buyer gets the keys and the seller’s money is transferred to purchase the property. Completion and exchange can be on the same day or there can be a gap in between if arrangements for removals, for example, may need to be made.

Top tips for stress free moves

Top tips to make the move go smoothly:

  1. Instruct a professional removal firm. Ask for references and check the firm is a member of the British Association of Removers. Get a few quotes to compare prices.
  2. If possible it is recommended to avoid moving on a Friday as this is one of the busiest day for moving in terms of road traffic and also banks transfers. It is common for bank transfers of money to be delayed on Fridays leaving and since completion cannot be confirmed until money is received this means waiting round until the funds appear in the seller’s solicitors’ bank account. This can cause frustrating delays and even delay completion beyond the proposed completion date resulting in costs and interest payable by the defaulting party.
  3. Remember to take meter readings on the day of the move.
  4. Set up post to be redirected in advance of your move.
  5. Prepare a quick note for the new owners explaining how any appliances or alarms work. These can prevent your being disturbed with queries at a later date.
Angels Solicitors Huyton are a specialised conveyancing solicitors Huyton based and also in Prescot. Please contact us for more information and we shall be happy to help.

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