I am planning to acquire a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Shenley who is on the Aldermore conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Aldermore in certain locations such as Shenley. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Can you help - my lawyer advises that chancel insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Shenley conveyancing?
The appropriate level of chancel indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between National Westminster Bank and Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.
Is it the case that all Shenley solicitor practices on the UBS conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the UBS conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the organisation would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
My husband and I have organised the release of further funds on our mortgage from Coventry BS as we wish to conduct renovations to our property in Shenley. Do we need to select a nearby Shenley solicitor on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Coventry BS would not normally require firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Coventry BS list.
A friend suggested that where I am purchasing in Shenley I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Shenley conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Shenley around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Shenley Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Shenley.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Shenley?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Shenley. 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…’
Should I instruct a Shenley conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can handle the legal work however they are based over three hundred kilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Shenley conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, hand in your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Shenley know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who used your friend and in the main were impressed that should surpass using an unknown Shenley conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.
How much experience do your Shenley conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?
Shenley conveyancing lawyers help thousands of buyers move home every year and supported plenty of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Shenley conveyancers have worked on recent similar cases.