We are acquiring our first property. The conveyancing practitioner has messagedto ask if we would like to take out supplemental conveyancing searches. As novices we in the dark as to what's relevant for conveyancing in Crayford
The range of Crayford conveyancing searches depends entirely on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your general appetite to risk. What matters is that you adequately understand what information each search could supply. You may then decide if you personally think you need that search. Where you are in doubt, ask your property lawyer to advise.
Will conveyancers ask for money up-front for my conveyancing in Crayford?
If you are buying a property in Crayford your solicitor will ask you put them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Ordinarily this is requested to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is payable against the purchase price then this should be asked for immediately in advance of contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed should be transferred a few days ahead of the day of completion.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Crayford. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 21/1/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are the number one cause of stalling in Crayford house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Crayford.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Crayford and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Crayford. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Crayford area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Crayford. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found