My partner and I have just bought a house in Chalfont St Giles. We have since encountered a number of problems with the house which we suspect were omitted in the conveyancing searches. What action can we take? Can you clarify the nature of searches that needed to have been carried out as part of conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles?
It is not clear from the question as to the nature of the problems and if they are specific to conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles. Conveyancing searches and due diligence initiated as part of the buying process are supposed to help avoid problems. As part of the legal transfer of property, the vendor completes a questionnaire referred to as a Seller’s Property Information Form. answers provided is inaccurate, you may have a misrepresentation claim against the vendor for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Chalfont St Giles.
My Solicitor in Chalfont St Giles has never been on on the Yorkshire Building Society Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Chalfont St Giles lawyers but Yorkshire Building Society will need to instruct a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total conveyancing charges and cause frustration.
- Get a new practitioner to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are Yorkshire Building Society approved.
- Persuade your Yorkshire Building Society solicitor to attempt to join the Yorkshire Building Society panel
My relative suggested that where I am buying in Chalfont St Giles I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Chalfont St Giles conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Chalfont St Giles around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Chalfont St Giles.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Chalfont St Giles 10 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
You no longer need to hold title deeds to establish that you are the owner of your registered land or property, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
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Am I best advised to use a Chalfont St Giles conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can carry out the legal formalities but her office is a couple of hundredkilometers away.
The benefit of a local Chalfont St Giles conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to sign documents, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Chalfont St Giles know how is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were happy that must trump using an unfamiliar Chalfont St Giles conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Chalfont St Giles based.