Would the conveyancing lawyers Indexed on your site carry out auction conveyancing in Waterhouses?
We know of a few auction solicitors we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. Waterhouses is just one of our locations where our lawyers have offices.
Should our solicitor be asking questions regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Waterhouses.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Waterhouses. Plenty of people will purchase a house in Waterhouses, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be undertaken by the buyer or by their solicitors which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Waterhouses. The conventional set of information supplied to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual question of the seller to find out whether the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not revealed by the vendor, then a purchaser could commence a legal claim for losses stemming from an inaccurate response. A buyer’s conveyancers will also order an enviro search. This will higlight if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries should be initiated.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Waterhouses in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor has said that some banks tend not grant a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Waterhouses. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Waterhouses to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
What does commercial conveyancing in Waterhouses cover?
Waterhouses conveyancing for business premises covers a broad range of advice, given by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.
I bought a property in Waterhouses last 27/11/2023 and to date it is still not registered with the Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my property lawyer told me that it can take 12 months to complete the registration formalities. I have spoken with the Land Registry directly and they say that the original application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Should I be concerned?
It is your property lawyer that you must contact in order to satisfy any questions which have arisen as part of the registration process for your Waterhouses property. Normal Waterhouses conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the vendor’s lawyer that they will assist in resolving any question raised by HMLR so it may be a case of seeking to enforce that undertaking if necessary.