Why do I have to pay up front for conveyancing in Barnstaple?
If you are buying a property in Barnstaple your lawyer will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Normally this is called for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is as part of the total price then this should be required shortly ahead of exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due will be payable a few days prior to the completion date.
My aunt pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Barnstaple there could be various restrictions preventing external changes to a property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Barnstaple which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Barnstaple should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
My colleague suggested that where I am purchasing in Barnstaple I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Barnstaple conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Barnstaple around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Barnstaple Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Barnstaple Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Barnstaple.