Are the Bexleyheath conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the TSB conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by TSB?
Bexleyheath conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the TSB conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from TSB directly.
This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a first time buyer of a ground floor flat in Bexleyheath. Do I receive the keys to the premises on the completion date from my conveyancer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Bexleyheath?
On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Bexleyheath. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be able to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
We are purchasing a terrace house in Bexleyheath. We would like to convert the garage to a playroom at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to determine if these works were previously refused?
Your property lawyer should check the deeds as conveyancing in Bexleyheath will sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of changes or require the consent of another owner. Some works require local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these issues with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I'm the only beneficiary of my late father’s will and I have everything in my name alone, including the my former home in Bexleyheath. The Bexleyheath property was put into my name in June. I plan to dispose of the house. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in June. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be impacted by that. Some banks would take a practical view as this requirement principally exists to pick up on subsales or the quick reselling of property.
A colleague recommended that if I am buying in Bexleyheath I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Bexleyheath conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Bexleyheath around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Bexleyheath Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Bexleyheath.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Bexleyheath?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Bexleyheath. 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…’
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Bexleyheath. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bexleyheath
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Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply a car parking plan.
My step-father has recommend that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Bexleyheath. Should I find my own solicitor?
No doubt it’s preferable to select a conveyancing practitioner is to get feedback from friends or family who have actually used the conveyancer you're contemplating using.