We are purchasing a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Williton who is on the Bank of Ireland approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Williton.

A colleague recommended that if I am buying in Williton I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Williton conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Williton around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Williton.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Williton benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it will impact my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am downsizing from my house. My former conveyancers has retired. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Williton if that makes a difference.

Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Williton. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on our sale of a £250,000 apartment in Williton on Wednesday in a week. The managing agents has quoted £372 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Williton?

For most leasehold sales in Williton conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Answering pre-contract questions Where consent is required before sale in Williton Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Williton leasehold property is £350. For Williton conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply the information.

Williton Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge payments? How is the lease structured? This information is important as a) areas could result in problems in the building as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate where maintenance remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the managing agents you will wish to have complete disclosure