I am acquiring a house without a mortgage in Saltney. I have lived for the previous twelve years in Saltney. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a mortgage, then almost all of the Saltney conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your conveyancer will 'advise', no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he has a professional duty to take that path of advice. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to dispose of the house at a future date, it will be of interest to your prospective purchaser what the searches determine. There are plenty of instances where premises with apparent issues can still reveal unexpected search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Saltney should provide you some helpful advice in this regard.

When will exchange of contracts occur in residential conveyancing in Saltney and am I required to be at the conveyancers office?

If you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Saltney you are welcome to attend to sign documents. However, the law practices we work with offer a nationwide conveyancing service and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to exchange contracts at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Saltney)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Saltney. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Saltney of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am hoping to sign contracts shortly on a ground floor flat in Saltney. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they report fully next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Saltney should include some of the following:

Setting out your legal entitlements in respect of the communal areas in the block.For example, does the lease include a right of way over an accessway or hallways? Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice? Whether your lease caters for for a reserve account for major repairs? Rent payments - how much and when is collected, and also know whether this is subject to change What remedies are open the freeholder should you have violated the provisions of the lease?

Leasehold Conveyancing in Saltney - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

What restrictions are contained in the Saltney Lease? The majority of Saltney leasehold properties will have a service charge for maintenance of the building invoiced on behalf of the landlord. Should you purchase the flat you will have to pay this charge, usually quarterly during the year. This can vary from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large communal areas. There will also be a ground rent to be met yearly, this is usually not a large amount, say approximately £50-£100 but you need to enquire it because on occasion it could be many hundreds of pounds. It is important to be aware if redecorating or some other major work is coming up to be shared by the leaseholders and could well materially impact the level of the maintenance charges or necessitate a specific payment.

The conveyancing solicitors conducting our conveyancing in Saltney has forwarded papers to review that show the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Surely all properties in Saltney should be registered?

It is rare for premises in Saltney not to be registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Saltney conveyancing lawyers should be able to handle this type of conveyancing but where uncertainty exists the conventional advice nowadays is for the vendor’s solicitor to undertake the registration formalities first and thereafter deal with the transfer to the buyer - this undoubtedly result in a protracted home move.