Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as a 1st time purchaser of a garden flat in Arkley. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Arkley?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Arkley. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to collect the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs early afternoon.

My wife and I purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Arkley. We would like to an extension at the rear at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to determine if these alterations were previously refused?

Your property lawyer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Arkley can sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain alterations or necessitated the permission of another owner. Certain extensions require local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

My sealed bid on a detached house in Arkley has been agreed to, the sellers do nevertheless have an associated purchase. The sellers have put an offer on a flat, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other properties booked. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Arkley. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Yorkshire BS going?

It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Arkley conveyancing search fees, etc). The first thing to do is check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. As to the next steps this very much depends on the specifics of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a rising market many buyers would apply for a home loan with Yorkshire BS and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their lawyer to press on with the conveyancing in Arkley.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Arkley?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Arkley. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am buying a new build flat in Arkley. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Arkley

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

I'm refinancing my existing house to a BTL loan with Accord Mortgages Ltd and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on another house. The location we are looking at is Arkley. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our search tool on this page to be sure that the lawyers are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are the conveyancer will be able to simultaneously deal with the two transactions but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and specify your desired outcome and needs.

Am I best advised to go with a Arkley conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can deal with the conveyancing however they are based 300kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Arkley conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Arkley know how is a benefit. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who used your friend and the majority were content that must trump using an unknown Arkley conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being local.