We are purchasing our first property. The property lawyer has messagedto see if we would like to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's relevant for conveyancing in Whitby

The type of Whitby conveyancing searches should be dictated entirely on the premises, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your general approach to risk. What is important is that you properly appreciate what information the searches could provide. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that search. Should you be in doubt, ask your conveyancing practitioner to guide you.

I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in Whitby. I I would like to check if they are on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you assist?

You should contact the solicitor and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you should get in touch with Nationwide Building Society who may be able to assist.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Whitby?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Whitby will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Whitby. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Whitby.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Whitby it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Whitby commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Whitby.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Whitby I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Whitby suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

I have been pointed in your direction by two or three local selling agents in Whitby to select a solicitor on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers ahead of a competitor’s?

We refuse to offer any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.