I am buying a property for cash in Tufnell Park. I have resided for the last twelve years in Tufnell Park. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. As I have knowledge of the road and vicinity intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
Provided that you do not need a home loan, then almost all of the Tufnell Park conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will try and sway you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to take that path of encouragement . Do bear in mind; if you are going to dispose of the house one day, it will be of relevance to your future buyer what the searches reveal. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Tufnell Park will provide you some helpful guidance here.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Tufnell Park. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 23/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :
We are selling our house in Tufnell Park and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed a web based conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Tufnell Park. Having lived in Tufnell Park for six years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Tufnell Park ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not issue a mortgage on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Tufnell Park. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Tufnell Park to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
Given that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a property in Tufnell Park I would like to have a conversation with the lawyer concerning thehouse move before giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer who will be doing your conveyancing in Tufnell Park.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Tufnell Park should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.
I am about to exchange on the purchase a house in Tufnell Park but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have agreed reparation from the seller of £3k taking the form of a deduction in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process however my mortgage company will not agree to this. Should they have been approached?
The conveyancer listed on a bank approved list is required to advise the mortgage company of any changes to the purchase figure. In the event that you did not allow your conveyancing practitioner to disclose the price change to your mortgage company then they would have to discontinue acting for you and the mortgage company.