Souldappointing a East Cowes conveyancing practice make the legal transfer of property easier?
Existing third party connections are another important factor to consider when appointing conveyancing solicitors. East Cowes conveyancers enjoy long term relationships with lenders and agents, local authorities, valuers and other law firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Possessing years of experience in the local area is also a plus .
I do hope you can assist me. My East Cowes solicitor is assuring me that he has toorder East Cowes conveyancing searches stemming from the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westconveyancing panel. Do I not have any say here?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are taking a home loan with a mortgage company your conveyancing practitioner has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your property lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out East Cowes conveyancing searches.
My partner and I are downsizing from our property in East Cowes and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any high street East Cowes conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed an online conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in East Cowes. We have lived in East Cowes for six years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in East Cowes?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in East Cowes. 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…’
I'm purchasing a new build house in East Cowes with a mortgage from TSB. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my conveyancer about the deal as it could adversely affect my mortgage with TSB. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
We have just become aware that one of the directors of the firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in East Cowes is a relative of the vendor. Is this permitted?
Provided there is no conflict of interest this is allowable. Where you are requiring a mortgage then the lender may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Halifax Loans as of 18/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :