Conveyancing by the specialists at Emmetts Solicitors What are you looking for from your conveyancer? 1. Competitive prices - we make sure that our prices are always competitive. Click here to obtain a quote with our online conveyancing calculator. 2. Speed - there is no post, unanswered queries or correspondence hanging around at Emmetts Solicitors. All post and enquiries are dealt with the day that they are received, meaning no delays caused by us and less frustration for you and your clients. 3. Good communication - as well as sending regular updates by post, all of our clients receive automatic emails and text messages to their mobile phones updating them of key stages in the conveyancing process. And both you and your clients can track progress at any time of the day or night by checking online at our case tracking system. The case tracking system is automatically updated at each step of the process so you can ensure that with the secure codes we provide to you, you will be able to monitor the latest developments. 4. Friendly people - All conveyances are assigned to a named fee earner, and that fee earner will be responsible for dealing with a conveyance from beginning to end. They will be the point of contact for you and your clients, and your enquiries will not be passed around to numerous fee earners. 5. Good advice - all of our employees are qualified, experienced and good at what they do. They are supported by excellent resources, back up, reference books and online research facilities so that they are easily able to deal with the most complex of transactions without delay. The Emmetts Solicitors online conveyancing calculator With Emmetts Solicitors online calculator you can obtain a full, detailed quotation for your property purchase, sale or both. The online conveyancing calculator operates completely with no obligation and you will get a quote for your conveyancing transaction immediately after filling in the minimal information we require to calculate it for you. Every aspect of your transaction will be covered and prices given in a detailed breakdown format. Your quote is personalised, printable and is completely free to use – so you can obtain as many quotes as you like. Now you are literally one click away from getting a quote with no obligation with the Emmetts Solicitors Online Conveyancing Calculator. If you would rather speak to our head of conveyancing do not hesitate to give us a call on 0800 180 4383 or click here to submit a query and we will get back to you. HIPs Since 14 December 2007 every home put on the market, no matter what size, must have a Home Information Pack. It brings together valuable information at the start of the process - such as a sale statement, local searches and evidence of title - which could save you money, time and stress. The Pack also includes an Energy Performance Certificate that contains advice on how to cut CO2 emissions and fuel bills. Emmetts Solicitors are able to provide a HIP for you. You can instruct us immediately and pay online for speed and convenience. For more details of Emmetts Solicitors HIP service click here E-Conveyancing on the Way Plans to update the conveyancing process in England and Wales have been ongoing since 1998, when preliminary proposals were set out in a report, compiled by the Law Commission and the Land Registry, entitled Land Registration for the Twenty-First Century. Consultation on how best to go about re-engineering the system has been extensive. The aim is to develop an electronic system of conveyancing that makes buying and selling easier for all those involved in the process. The Land Registry’s e-conveyancing project, developed by IBM, is expected to go live some time this summer following the introduction of a public key infrastructure (PKI) system that uses cryptography to guarantee the authenticity of property transaction documents. The system is designed to allow authorised users to exchange information quickly, securely and reliably with each other and with the Land Registry. Documents will be encrypted and signed with a digital certificate. Documents will only be able to be produced or read by those in possession of a cryptographic token, username and password. Once up and running, the system should allow property and mortgage registrations to be completed instantly, funds to be transferred immediately, securely and reliably and it will enable accurate and up-to-date information on the progress of all linked conveyancing transactions to be accessed online. For further information on the e-conveyancing system, see http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/e-conveyancing/. Check out the area Want to know more about the area you are moving to? Whether you're moving home, looking for property, finding the nearest pub or curious about your neighbours we can help. Click here and type in your new post code to find out information about local shools, neighbours, policing and crime, your local council, transport, leisure and fun and council tax bands. You can also find out details of houses for sale in the area and their market price. Click here to find out more. Find house prices Search the UK Land Registry database by postcode or address for recent house prices in England and Wales. Find out how much other properties on your street have sold for recently. Click here to check house prices. Emmetts Solicitors team up with ConveyanceLink We at Emmetts Solicitors have teamed up with the software team Conveyance Link in order to continue providing the best service possible for all our conveyancing clients. We now have an entirely new software system installed allowing us to keep you informed every step of the way throughout your transaction. Our new systems allows automated text messages to be sent to our clients at key stages of the transaction along with an accompanying email detailing exactly what stage we are up to. The software also allocates each client with a Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) which is used to view the progress on their case at any time online at the conveyance link website. Click the link below to visit Conveyance Link Online and track your case. If you would prefer to speak yo us in person please, call Emmetts Solicitors today on our freephone number, 0800 180 4383 or click here to submit a query and one of our specialised conveyancers will get back to you. Between a Rock and a Hard Place My Conveyancing News 08.01.2008 Rolling Hips out to one and two-bed properties could find first-time buyers caught between a rock and a hard place as accessibility to the market could go off the scale.” But the extension has been welcomed by the Association of Hip Providers (AHIPP). “The independent research by Europe Economics dispels suggestions by RICS and NAEA that Hips are having a detrimental impact on the market place and “Hips are here to stay” HIP's are GO! Anyone selling a residential property after December 14 will need to purchase a home information pack, the government said on Thursday. Yvette Cooper, housing minister, told parliament that early monitoring of the scheme showed the staggered roll-out of sellers’ packs had gone smoothly. The announcement was met with relief from pack sellers, who claim the delayed roll-out earlier this year has cost their industry millions of pounds. But long-term critics of the scheme said first-time buyers would suffer. Hips – which cost on average between £300 and £350 ($622 and $725) – are already a mandatory requirement for properties with three bedrooms or more, which make up more than half the market. However a survey of estate agents found that most want Hips to be abolished, saying they have disrupted business. Estate agents also reported ignorance of the scheme among the public. Numerous trade bodies have criticised Hips, saying they complicate rather than simplify the sales process. Figures released last month by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed a 26 per cent fall in the number of three-bedroom or larger properties coming on to the market in October 2007, compared with the previous year. The introduction of Hips wiped out a significant portion of speculative sellers, Rics said. The market for smaller homes could go “off the scale” as a result of the scheme being extended, Rics said, leaving first-time buyers priced even further out of the market. But the government cited an independent report by Europe Economics, published on Thursday, which found no evidence of any impact of Hips on transactions or prices. Sellers will be able to market properties without a Hip until the middle of next year as long as they have applied for one, the government said on Thursday. The packs contain standard searches, evidence of title, leasehold information and an energy performance certificate that rates a property’s environmental credentials on a scale of A to G. This article is courtesy and subject to copyright of The Financial Times If news like this interests you why not take a look at our Emmetts News pages - click here now Is there going to be a house price crash? Predictions of a potential property slump are coming thick and fast, but is Britain on the cusp of a house price crash? Experts ranging from US economics guru Alan Greenspan, to Bank of England rate-setter Kate Barker and the International Monetary Fund have all warned the UK house prices could run into trouble. But property cheerleaders have been fighting back claiming the market is due a soft landing but no dramatic slump. So where does the truth lie? This is Money shows how to spot a slump, and investigates whether a house price crash is about to hit... To read more of thsi article - click here This article is courtesy of ThisIsMoney.co.uk If law news interests you why not take a look at our Emmetts News pages - click here now

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