Would the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site handle conveyancing in Chase Cross by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out one day exchanges. Do e-mail us to obtain a fee calculation and details as to availability.

A relative pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Chase Cross there may be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of anumerous of properties in Chase Cross which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Chase Cross should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

My partner and I are in the throws of viewing houses in Chase Cross and I am about to put in an offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a mortgage with Coventry BS.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Coventry BS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel.

I have instructed a Chase Cross conveyancer having checked that they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Clydesdale will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Clydesdale will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your solicitor will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Chase Cross postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Chase Cross.

My wife and I are selling our property in Chase Cross and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Chase Cross conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a national conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Chase Cross. We have lived in Chase Cross for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)

I am purchasing a new build house in Chase Cross with a loan from Britannia. The sellers would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my conveyancer about the extras as it may adversely affect my loan with Britannia. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I opted to have a survey done on a house in Chase Cross in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to give a mortgage on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Chase Cross. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Chase Cross to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.