Do the conveyancing practitioners to be found on your site carry out auction conveyancing in Cookham?

There are a few niche solicitors we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. Cookham is just one of our locations where our lawyers have a presence.

We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Cookham and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a nationwide conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Cookham. We have lived in Cookham for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek clarification that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You need to check with 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 health insurance to cover that same illness)

How does conveyancing in Cookham differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Cookham contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is finished. This is because house builders in Cookham typically purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Cookham or who has acted in the same development.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and found one near me in Cookham I like with open areas and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Cookham in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.

We are about to purchasing a apartment in Cookham. Can the conveyancer keep our purchase price a secret from the likes of Rightmove. How could this be done?

HM Land Registry as a matter of law obliged to reveal price paid data on a register of the title for domestic properties nationwide including properties in Cookham. The register of title is an open document, so HM Land Registry would be breaching their statutory obligations if they failed to grant access to the register.

In essence you can make a request of HM Land Registry to withhold the price paid data yet the response would be a No.