Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Tunstall even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I wish to buy an office in Tunstall with a loan from Aldermore?

The service is predominantly there to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Tunstall but we have recorded towards the end of this page some Tunstall commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Aldermore

Should our solicitor be asking questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Tunstall.

Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers dealing with homes in Tunstall. Plenty of people will buy a property in Tunstall, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be carried out by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better appreciation of the risks in Tunstall. The standard completed inquiry forms supplied to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual question of the owner to find out if the property has ever been flooded. If the residence has been flooded in past which is not notified by the vendor, then a purchaser may bring a claim for damages as a result of such an inaccurate response. The purchaser’s conveyancers may also order an environmental report. This will disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries should be carried out.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Tunstall 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be held by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and secure up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Tunstall is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Tunstall are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Tunstall you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Tunstall may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

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