I am assisting my sister sell her property in Saffron Walden. Will the solicitor arrange the energy assessment or do I organise this?
After the abolition of HIPs, EPC’s became a compulsory part of selling a property. An energy assessment should be to hand before the property is advertised. It is not something that conveyancers normally organise. If you are using a Saffron Walden conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with reputable local accredited person
I am buying a 3 bedroom semi in Saffron Walden. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to determine if these works are permitted?
Your property lawyer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Saffron Walden will sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of changes or require the permission of a 3rd party. Many extensions need local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
Can you point me to a directory of Lloyds panel solicitors in Saffron Walden on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings visible on the web. Where you are in need of a Saffron Walden conveyancing practitioner on the Lloyds please make the most of our tool.
Will my lawyer be making enquiries regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Saffron Walden.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors dealing with homes in Saffron Walden. There are those who purchase a house in Saffron Walden, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.
Conveyancers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous checks that may be initiated by the purchaser or by their lawyers which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Saffron Walden. The conventional set of information sent to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a usual inquiry of the seller to find out whether the property has ever been flooded. In the event that the premises has been flooded in past and is not notified by the owner, then a purchaser may issue a compensation claim as a result of such an incorrect answer. A purchaser’s conveyancers should also carry out an enviro search. This should reveal if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be conducted.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Saffron Walden. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Saffron Walden of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Saffron Walden is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?
Flying freeholds in Saffron Walden are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Saffron Walden you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Saffron Walden may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
We are a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the local agent to execute conveyancing in Saffron Walden. We are not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?
A conveyancer would need to be very poor to suggest replacing them. Has your loan offer been issued? If so you need to inform them of the new contact details and have the offer are re-issued. Your conveyancer needs to be on the lenders approved list to avoid supplemental charges and complications. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Saffron Walden
Can you offer any advice when it comes to finding a Saffron Walden conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
When appointing a property lawyer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Saffron Walden conveyancing firm) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We suggest that you make enquires with several firms including non Saffron Walden conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be useful:
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If the firm is not ALEP accredited then why not? How many lease extensions have they completed in Saffron Walden in the last 12 months?
Saffron Walden Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before Purchasing
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It is important to be aware whether window replacement or some other major work is due shortly that will be shared amongst the leasehold owners and will dramatically increase the the maintenance fees or require a specific payment. In the main the cost for major works are not wrapped into the maintenance charges, although there some managing agents in Saffron Walden ask tenants to contribute towards a reserve fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for major works.