We are buying a 3 bedroom semi in Skewen. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property include investigations to ascertain if these works were previously refused?

Your conveyancer will review the registered title as conveyancing in Skewen can on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain alterations or need the permission of another owner. Certain extensions require local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

I'm the sole beneficiary of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Skewen. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in October. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership may be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in October. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The CML handbook mandates conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be caught by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this provision is primarily there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

Can you point me to a directory of HSBC panel conveyancers in Skewen on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings visible online. Where you are looking for a Skewen conveyancing practitioner on the HSBC please make the most of our tool.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when buying a property in Skewen? or Apparently there is historic law that means some owners of property living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Skewen?

Unless a previous acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you can assume that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Skewen to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Skewen for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can make 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 Skewen conveyancing specialists.

I am buying a new build apartment in Skewen. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Skewen

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

My cousin has encouraged me to instruct his conveyancers in Skewen. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Skewen conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to have feedback from friends or relatives who have used the firm you're contemplating using.