Can the conveyancing practitioners indexed on your site perform right to buy conveyancing in Chaddesley Corbett?

We have identified a variety of conveyancing solicitors who can handle right to buy conveyancing matters Do e-mail the lawyers listed to secure a conveyancing quote.

Do conveyancers request money up-front for my conveyancing in Chaddesley Corbett?

If you are buying a property in Chaddesley Corbett your solicitor will request that you place them with funds to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is requested to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is as part of the sale price then this should be needed shortly ahead of contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.

Should our lawyer be asking questions about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Chaddesley Corbett.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors conducting conveyancing in Chaddesley Corbett. Some people will buy a property in Chaddesley Corbett, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Lawyers are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a number of searches that can be undertaken by the buyer or by their conveyancers which should give them a better understanding of the risks in Chaddesley Corbett. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms sent to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual inquiry of the owner to determine whether the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the seller, then a buyer may bring a compensation claim as a result of such an inaccurate answer. The buyer’s solicitors may also carry out an environmental search. This will disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional investigations will need to be conducted.

My wife and I have a renovated Victorian property in Chaddesley Corbett. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Clydesdale. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Chaddesley Corbett and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the position with your conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Chaddesley Corbett is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?

Flying freeholds in Chaddesley Corbett are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Chaddesley Corbett you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chaddesley Corbett may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.