I am helping my sister sell her property in Canons Park. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission the energy assessment or do I organise this?

After the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates was left as a mandatory element of moving house. An energy performance certificate should be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. It is not something that conveyancers normally organise. If you are using a Canons Park conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established local accredited person

Please help - my lawyer advises that lack of right of way insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Canons Park?

The right level of lack of right of way indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Lloyds TSB Bank and Virgin Money. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

Principality have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a apartment in Canons Park has been agreed to, what happens next?

The estate agent will need to be informed of your conveyancer's details (ensure that the lawyers are on the bank’s panel). Telephone Principality or your broker and finalise any outstanding forms. Principality will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or vendor to schedule an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Principality will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Canons Park.

What can a local search reveal regarding the property my wife and I buying in Canons Park?

Canons Park conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for example Searchflow The local search plays an important part in many a Canons Park conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search will supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.

I am buying a new build apartment in Canons Park. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 legal work.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Canons Park

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. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect 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.

How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in Canons Park and how can your lawyers assist?

The particular law that you refer to affords protection to commercial tenants, granting the dueness to make a request to court for a new tenancy and remain in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Canons Park is one of our hundreds of locations in which the firms we work with have offices

I see that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Canons Park conveyancing companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for my own conveyancing?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Canons Park.