My wife and I are selling our home in Mapperley and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Mapperley conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Mapperley. We have lived in Mapperley for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of 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 health insurance to cover that same sickness)
I have recentlybeen informed that Stirling Law have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Mapperley for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Mapperley conveyancing specialists.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Mapperley is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Mapperley are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Mapperley you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Mapperley may determine 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.