My colleague advised me that where I am purchasing in Oughtibridge I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Oughtibridge conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Oughtibridge around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Oughtibridge Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Oughtibridge Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Oughtibridge.

I bought my home on 10 September and my personal details is not yet on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Oughtibridge said it would be formalised in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Oughtibridge uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Oughtibridge is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary subject to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry need to notify any third persons or bodies. At present roughly 80% of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Historically registration occurs after the purchaser is living at the premises so an expedited registration is not typically top priority but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I am looking to sell my home. My former conveyancers have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Oughtibridge if that makes things easier.

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As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Newport but I am based in Oughtibridge. My conveyancer (who is 250 miles from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Oughtibridge who can witness this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Oughtibridge based

I have instructed a Oughtibridge conveyancing solicitor for our home move (FTB’s) and have noticed in the terms and conditions that they are not covered by the FCA. Should I be worried or is that standard with conveyancer?

We can't see why they should be. Most solicitor don't lend money. They will be governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, who have stringent rules in place on amounts sitting in their bank.