My partner’s brother is a conveyancing practitioner. I suspect that I can be offered friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Lindfield?
You should compare pricing. Make use of our search tool on this site. You will notice that charges will vary but service levels do differ between property lawyers as is the case with most professions.
My relative advised me that if I am purchasing in Lindfield I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Lindfield conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Lindfield around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Lindfield Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Lindfield Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Lindfield.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Lindfield?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Lindfield. 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 buying a new build house in Lindfield with a loan from Birmingham Midshires. The builders refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my lawyer about this deal as it would put at risk my loan with Birmingham Midshires. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Lindfield prior to instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend not give a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Lindfield. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
How easy is it to use your search tool to get a quote from a conveyancing lawyer in Lindfield on the panel for my lender?
1st pick a mortgage company such as Halifax, The Mortgage Works or Clydesdale then specify your location such as Lindfield. Conveyancing organisations in Lindfield and further afield should be shown.