I am buying a house for cash in Aldershot. I have resided for the last Seventeen years in Aldershot. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I have knowledge of the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
If you not getting a home loan, then the vast majority of the Aldershot conveyancing searches are optional. Your lawyer will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but she is duty bound to do this. Do bear in mind; if you are intend to dispose of the house in the future, it may be of importance to your prospective buyer what the searches disclose. On occasion premises with functional issues can still throw up negative search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Aldershot will provide you some sensible guidance concerning this.
I am assisting my step-mother sell her property in Aldershot. Does the solicitor order an energy assessment or should I organise this?
Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was kept a compulsory element of moving house. An energy assessment should be commissioned before the property is advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are using a Aldershot conveyancing solicitor they may be willing to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable Aldershot accredited person
Can you point me to a directory of Principality panel conveyancers in Aldershot on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lenders make their panel listings open the public on the web. If you are in need of a Aldershot solicitor on the Principality please use our tool.
I've read lots of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Aldershot solicitor - who is on the RBS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?
RBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually RBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancing practitioner will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Aldershot postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with RBS, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Aldershot.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Aldershot prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to issue a mortgage on this type of property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can investigate further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Aldershot. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
What does commercial conveyancing in Aldershot cover?
Aldershot conveyancing for business premises covers a broad range of advice, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.
Am I better off to use a Aldershot conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can handle the conveyancing but her office is a couple of hundredmiles drive away.
The benefit of a high street Aldershot conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and they were impressed that should outweigh using an unfamiliar Aldershot conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.
Do online conveyancing companies undertake everything a local Aldershot solicitor does or must I employ a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Aldershot?
Where you choose an online conveyancer they should cover all the work your Aldershot conveyancer will cover.