How do I search for the right solicitor who can give a high level service for our conveyancing in Blandford Forum?
Option 1 is to ask connections who they experienced using in the past and if they were happy with the service.
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We are acquiring a newly built duplex in Blandford Forum and my solicitor is informing me that she has to the mortgage company to disclose incentives from the seller. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange and I would rather not prolong the conveyancing. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancer. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Blandford Forum is more expensive?
Blandford Forum leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.
Will our solicitor be raising enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Blandford Forum.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors specialising in conveyancing in Blandford Forum. There are those who acquire a house in Blandford Forum, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous searches that can be initiated by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which will give them a better appreciation of the risks in Blandford Forum. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms given to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual inquiry of the seller to determine if the premises has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the owner, then a purchaser could commence a compensation claim resulting from an inaccurate answer. A purchaser’s solicitors will also carry out an environmental search. This should reveal whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be conducted.
Me and my brother purchased a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Blandford Forum. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Halifax. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Blandford Forum and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.
Is planning permission necessary to change a single dwelling into multiple appartments in Blandford Forum? This has occurred to a house next door to my home in Blandford Forum and was not aware of the conversion until after the works were finished.
Planning Permission yes. Building Regulations yes.