My fiancee and I are buying our first home. The solicitor has calledto ask if we wish to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Strawberry Hill
The extent of Strawberry Hill conveyancing searches depends entirely on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your general attitude to risk. What is important is that you adequately comprehend what information the searches could give you. Then you can decide if you consider that you need that information. Where you are unclear, ask the conveyancer to explain.
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to list practices on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for instance in Strawberry Hill?
We have not been informed any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.
My wife and I are purchasing a property in Strawberry Hill. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to deposit money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am helping my sister sell her property in Strawberry Hill. Will the conveyancer arrange the EPC or do I organise this?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was left as a required element of moving property. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not something that solicitors ordinarily arrange. If you are using a Strawberry Hill conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange EPC’s given their contacts with long established local assessors
Planning on purchasing a house in Strawberry Hill. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Strawberry Hill property lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel.
A relative suggested that where I am buying in Strawberry Hill I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Strawberry Hill conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Strawberry Hill 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 Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Strawberry Hill.
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Strawberry Hill before instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may not give a mortgage on a flying freehold premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you call us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Strawberry Hill. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
We have been informed by various estate agents to expect 6-8 weeks for Strawberry Hill conveyancing to complete.This was four weeks ago. The property information was only received to my conveyancing practitioner last week so now does it countdown?
You should treat with suspicion of any solicitor guaranteeing expedited completion times. Instead ask the average time it takes for them to complete Strawberry Hill conveyancing deals and whether they are willing to work towards your proposed completion date for your house move in Strawberry Hill