J Scollan & Co for outstanding service and exceptional value for money
Not all conveyancers are the same, choose a company that can give you first class service and excellent value for money. All matters are dealt with by a fully qualifed conveyancer and all our clients can speak to the person handling their matter directly on the telephone - as always committed to providing the best and most efficient conveyancing service to our clients.
If you have a property to sell then please let us know as soon as you have decided to sell in order that we can arrange for all the required documents to be completed so as to be ready to submit documents as soon as a purchaser is introduced.
First time buyers
We know that buying your first home can be a stressful time and we are able to help you through the maze of things to be done. We have a wealth of experience and have helped many first timers to purchase their first home. Believe it or not with the right help it can be stress free and we have clients testimonies to prove it
Even before you have found a property to purchase you can discuss with us your requirements and we are happy to guide you through the procedures from the initial stages right up to collecting your keys on completion.
In addition we can advise you on other things that may be connected to purchasing a property for the first time such as whether you need to make a Will and if you are purchasing jointly with someone else whether you may need a document setting out your individual rights and obligations in respect of the property.
Sales
We are aware of the additional difficulties when you have to sell a property as well as purchase a new property and we can help you to ensure that both transactions proceed as smoothly as possible and to enable you to move out and move in to your new home on the same day.
The earlier you are able to contact us in connection with your sale the better organised we will be once a purchaser is found. As the requirement for a Home Information Pack has now been suspended we will need to collate all the documents that will be required in connection with the sale so that a contract and supporting documents can be sent out to the buyer's solicitors as soon as we hear from your Estate Agent.
We provide an indemnity against abortive legal costs on a no sale no fee basis for an initial payment of £40 plus VAT (£47.00)
We can help you with the requirement to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which is required to be available for sending to the buyer's solicitors with the other documents.
We are always happy to discuss with you your particular requirements and to offer you information and advice before as well as during your transaction.
Co Habitation
When purchasing with someone else you may wish to agree on seperate shares depending on your respective contributions to the purchase price and may wish to set out what will happen if one of you wishes to sell the property and the other person does not.
We can help you with information on the various methods of jointly owning a property and if required can provide a legally binding document, which will set out your respective rights and obligations in respect of the property.
It is important to know that the law does not recognise common law husband/wife so your partner may not automatically inherit the property in the event of your death.
Joint tenants
When you are going to own a property with someone else you need to choose under what legal terms you want to hold the property.
Joint Tenants - Ownership in the property is held equally by all the owners and if one dies the surviving owners automatically inherit that share. This applies no matter what the relationship between the parties and cannot be changed by the terms of someone’s Will.
Tenants in Common - Ownership of the property can be held in equal or unequal shares and upon the death of one of the owners their share will form part of their estate and will be inherited in accordance with the terms of their Will or the Intestacy Rules if a Will has not been made.