We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Tedburn St Mary listed by you but have come across alternative quotes on the internet seem less pricey – why is this?

You can find a variety of solicitors advertising theoretically looks to be cut price. You should think twice about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish in relation to the standard of the legal work. Many of them accentuate a bargain quote to catch your eye but hide additional costs in the small print..

Should my conveyancer be raising enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Tedburn St Mary.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers specialising in conveyancing in Tedburn St Mary. There are those who buy a property in Tedburn St Mary, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Solicitors are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous checks that may be initiated by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which can figure out the risks in Tedburn St Mary. The standard completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard question of the owner to find out if the property has ever been flooded. If flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the vendor, then a purchaser may issue a legal claim for losses as a result of such an incorrect response. A buyer’s solicitors may also commission an enviro search. This will disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be conducted.

I am buying a new build flat in Tedburn St Mary. Conveyancing is daunting 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 are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Tedburn St Mary

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Tedburn St Mary ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders may not issue a loan on this type of property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to 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 Tedburn St Mary. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Tedburn St Mary to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a house in Neath but I am based in Tedburn St Mary. My lawyer (based 200 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Tedburn St Mary to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Tedburn St Mary