We are purchasing a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in East Dean who is on the Bank of Ireland solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in East Dean.

What can a local search inform me about the property we're purchasing in East Dean?

East Dean conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Onsearch The local search plays an important part in many a East Dean conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable 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.

I have todayfound out that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in East Dean for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I establish that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of East Dean conveyancing specialists.

I am buying a new build house in East Dean with a mortgage from Halifax. The developers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my conveyancer about this side-deal as it may put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

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'm refinancing my existing house to a BTL mortgage with Bank of Scotland and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a down payment on a second property. The location we are talking about is East Dean. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two lenders and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our search tool on this site to be sure that the conveyancers are on the appropriate lender panels. Assuming that they are the lawyer will be able to connect the two transactions but you should have a chat with you lawyer and communicate your desired outcome and requirements.