My god-son is in the process of securing a new build apartment in Bartley Green with a mortgage from UBS. His solicitor has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the UBS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the UBS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
As a first time buyer what is the most important advice you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Bartley Green?
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Bartley Green and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the home moving process. E.g., the seller, estate agent and sometimes a bank. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Bartley Green should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the transaction whose role it is to act in your best interests and to keep you safe.
There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your lawyer above the other players in the conveyancing process.
We are planning to purchase with Darlington Building Society. I popped in 3 or 4 local solicitors but cant to find a Bartley Green conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society panel. Could you help?
Please do make use of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the building society and type Bartley Green or your location and you will be presented with numerous solicitors based in Bartley Green or by proximity to you.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Bartley Green?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Bartley Green. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I opted to have a survey done on a house in Bartley Green in advance of appointing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders tend not issue a loan on such a premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Bartley Green. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Bartley Green especially if they are familiar with such properties in Bartley Green.
My uncle has recommend that I use his lawyers for conveyancing in Bartley Green. Should I use them?
There are no two ways about it the ideal way to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to seek recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually used the firm that you are contemplating using.