I am buying a new build flat in Priorslee. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Priorslee you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Priorslee.

I just acquired a property at auction in Priorslee. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?

Now that you are to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you must hire the services of a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you now have a pending a drop dead date to complete the conveyancing. An auction property will have a corresponding auction pack. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. In the case of leasehold property the conveyancing pack should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation specific to leasehold premises. You need to pass this on to the solicitor instructed by you as soon as possible. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete on the on the contractual date .

Is it correct that all Priorslee CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the RBS conveyancing panel?

It is true that some lenders now use CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.

Clydesdale have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Priorslee has been agreed to, what happens next?

Your estate agent will wish to be advised as to your lawyer's details (ensure that the lawyers are on the bank’s approved list). Call up Clydesdale or your financial adviser and complete any appropriate paperwork. Clydesdale will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or owners to schedule an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Clydesdale will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Priorslee.

A relative recommended that if I am purchasing in Priorslee I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Priorslee conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Priorslee around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Priorslee Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Priorslee Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Priorslee.

I have todaybeen informed that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Priorslee for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to check if the property is registered to you, you can make 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 Priorslee conveyancing specialists.

I am buying a new build apartment in Priorslee. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Priorslee

Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.