My partner’s dad is a solicitor. I hope that I will be offered preferential rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Seaview?
You should contrast pricing. Do use our comparison tool on this page. You will notice that amounts will be different but service levels do are distinct between property lawyers as is the case with most professions.
It is 10 years ago since I bought my home in Seaview. Conveyancing solicitors have just been instructed on the sale but I can't track down the deeds. Is this a problem?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they could still be with the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Seaview relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.
A colleague suggested that if I am purchasing in Seaview I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Seaview conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Seaview around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Seaview Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Seaview Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Seaview.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Seaview?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Seaview. 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…’
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Seaview is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Seaview are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Seaview you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Seaview may decide 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 premises.
Am I right to be suspicious that third parties that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a web based conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Seaview conveyancing company?
As with lots of professional services, often referrals from connections can be extremely useful or valuable. Nevertheless there are lots of parties with a keen interest in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies might all suggest conveyancers to retain. Sometimes these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there may be a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You have the discretion to choose your own lawyer. You need to be aware that many banks operate an approved list of conveyancers you must use for the lender related work in your house move.