My financial adviser has asked me for my Dursley lawyer’ panel member for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have contacted my local Dursley branch but they don't know it.

You are best placed to get this information from your Dursley lawyer . They maintain a central record lender panel numbers.

What does a local search tell me concerning the house we're buying in Dursley?

Dursley conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for instance Searches UK The local search plays a central role in most Dursley conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should supply information 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 13 topic headings.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Dursley?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Dursley. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Dursley. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dursley

Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

At last I have had an offer on an maisonette in Dursley agreed to, the owner does nevertheless have a connected purchase. The current proprietors have offered on on an apartment, although it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other flats in the pipeline. I have selected a local conveyancing lawyer in Dursley. What should be my next step? At what point should I apply for the mortgage with RBS?

It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain given your reluctance to incur costs prematurely (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Dursley conveyancing search fees, etc). The first thing to do is ensure that your lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Regarding the subsequent stages this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market some purchasers will apply for the mortgage with RBS and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their property lawyer to press on with the conveyancing in Dursley.