We are about to exchange contracts for a semi detached house in Potswood. We have hit a snag. The loan offer with Virgin Money expires on 29/12/2025 but the owners are putting forward a completion date of 31/12/2025. Can one extend the loan expiry date?
The best person to deal with your issue is your solicitors who will assess if they better off negotiating with the lender, owner’s lawyers, estate agents or indeed all three taking into account the history of your house move to date.
Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could affect a commercial property in Potswood?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Potswood will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Potswood. The report sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Potswood.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Potswood it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Potswood commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Potswood.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Potswood?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Potswood. 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…’
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Potswood prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders will refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can investigate further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Potswood. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Potswood especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Potswood.
How difficult is it to transfer to a new solicitor as I have to appoint a firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Potswood five minutes from me but he is not approved by Godiva Mortgages Ltd
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Potswood on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Potswood. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can contrast charges for conveyancing solicitors in Potswood and beyond.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am disposing of a residence in Monmouth but live in Potswood. My solicitor (based 260 miles awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Potswood to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Potswood