It is 10 years ago since I acquired my home in Parkstone. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been retained on the sale but I am unable to locate my deeds. Is this a problem?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be retained by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Parkstone involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.
My stepmother informed me that in buying a property in Parkstone there may be various restrictions prohibiting external alterations to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Parkstone which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Parkstone should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Can I be sure that the Parkstone conveyancing solicitor on the TSB panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Parkstone getting recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your conveyancing.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Parkstone on 12/5/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, all came back fine. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Leeds Building Society and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Are Leeds Building Society entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Leeds Building Society to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
What can a local search inform me concerning the house we're purchasing in Parkstone?
Parkstone conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Xpress Legal The local search plays a central role in many a Parkstone conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search will supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Parkstone in advance of appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you contact us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Parkstone. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Parkstone especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Parkstone.
I'm refinancing my existing house to a buy to let mortgage with Bank of Scotland and I will use the ballance of the raised equity towards further house. The neighborhood we are interested in is Parkstone. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two lenders and link together the two deals?
Do use our search tool on this site to ensure that the lawyers are on the relevant lender panels. On the basis that they are the lawyer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your desired outcome and requirements.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a residence in Neath but reside in Parkstone. My solicitor (approximately 200 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Parkstone to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Parkstone