My Buxton conveyancer has identified a difference between the assumptions in the home valuation report and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My solicitor informs me that he needs to ensure that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my solicitor’s approach legitimate?
Your lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
Should conveyancers ask for money on account for my conveyancing in Buxton?
If you are buying a property in Buxton your lawyer will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is as part of the sale price then this will be asked for immediately prior to contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Buxton. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 27/6/2025, the requirements read as follows :
A colleague recommended that where I am buying in Buxton I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Buxton conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Buxton around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Buxton Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Buxton.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Buxton?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Buxton. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
We have been advised by many family members to expect six to eight weeks for Buxton conveyancing to complete.This was four weeks ago. The draft contract was only sent from the vendors property lawyer a few days ago so does the clock start running now?
Six to eight weeks is a very unreliable timescale. Addressing precisely how how many weeks Buxton conveyancing will take is virtually impossible. Without fail every conveyance has it’s specific set of issues. As a result your conveyancing practitioner should be unwilling to guarantee an exact timescale to finalise your conveyancing in Buxton.