I am purchasing a property without a mortgage in Victoria. I have been residing for the previous 15 years in Victoria. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I have knowledge of the area and road intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a home loan, then the vast majority of the Victoria conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will ’encourage you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but he has a professional duty to take that path of guidance. One thing to take into account; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of importance to your future purchaser what the searches reveal. Sometimes properties with functional issues can still throw up detrimental search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Victoria will provide you some helpful guidance here.

What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Victoria?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Victoria or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the home moving process. For instance, the seller, property agent and sometimes a mortgage company. Choosing a law firm for your conveyancing in Victoria is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose role it is to look after your legal interests and to keep you safe.

There is a distinct increase of a "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer above all other parties when it comes to the legal assignment of property.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Victoria I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Victoria suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage that many years will be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

I am using a search engine for the phrase conveyancing in Victoria it brings up many conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable conveyancing solicitor for purchase transaction?

The preferential way of choosing a suitable conveyancer is through a personal recommendation, so seek the guidance of colleagues and those you trust who have purchased a property in Victoria or a reputable estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Victoria vary, so it's sensible to secure a minimum of four fee calculations from different conveyancers. Dont forget to clarify that the costs are assured not to to be inflated.

I am looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Victoria who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a Victoria solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the lender who carry out conveyancing in Victoria. We dont recommend any particular conveyancing practice.