My fiancee and I are purchasing our first property. The solicitor has messagedto check if we wish to order extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's recommended for conveyancing in Colindale
The extent of Colindale conveyancing searches should be triggered based entirely on the property, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your general approach to risk. What matters is that you properly understand what information each search could supply. You may then make a decision if you personally think you need that search. Should you be in doubt, ask your lawyer to explain.
Our lender has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Colindale but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Colindale round the corner to me. Can you help?
It is by no means the case that all Colindale conveyancing firms are on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to identify a Colindale conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.
A friend recommended that if I am purchasing in Colindale I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Colindale conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Colindale 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 demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Colindale Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Colindale.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Colindale before retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor has said that some lenders may not give a mortgage on such a home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Colindale. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I have been advised by a number of property agents in Colindale to select a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers ahead of alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent advised that the owners will only issue a contract if we use their chosen lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Colindale
It is unlikely the sellers are driving this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the owners directly and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to instruct your own,trusted Colindale conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a kickback or meet his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by corporate headquarters.