We are looking to buy a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Fforestfach who is on the Co-operative approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Co-operative . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Fforestfach.

I am purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Fforestfach who is on the Skipton Building Society solicitor. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton Building Society in certain locations such as Fforestfach. We dont recommend any particular firm.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Fforestfach

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Fforestfach and Solicitor practices in Fforestfach who can assist with your conveyancing We would stress that the two are regulated professionals specialising in the legal aspects of transferring property. They may both also conduct associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

I am helping my aunt sell her flat in Fforestfach. Will the conveyancer commission an energy performance certificate or should I organise this?

Following the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates became a mandatory part of selling a house. An energy assessment must be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. This is not a task that conveyancers normally arrange. If you are instructing a Fforestfach conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange EPC’s given their contacts with reputable Fforestfach energy assessors

My wife and I purchasing a terrace house in Fforestfach. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal due diligence on the property include checks to see if these works are allowed?

Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Fforestfach can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which prohibit certain changes or require the consent of another owner. Many extensions require local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Do I need to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when purchasing a house in Fforestfach?

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Fforestfach to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm buying my first flat in Fforestfach benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it will put at risk my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.