I have been told that property searches are a common reason for delay in High Wycombe conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in High Wycombe.
I'm buying my first flat in High Wycombe benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my lawyer about this extras as it could adversely affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. High Wycombe is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in High Wycombe are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside High Wycombe you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in High Wycombe may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
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I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in High Wycombe for my house move. Can I review a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
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Is there a reason that High Wycombe conveyancing fees are higher for leasehold and freehold properties?
There is always more work necessary in leasehold conveyancing. High Wycombe has many leasehold properties. There is more paperwork involved in the purchase: for example, the lease and leasehold information (including current service charge, ground rent and buildings insurance details) obtained from the freeholder or managing agents. There are strict criteria that the lease must meet in order to be acceptable to a mortgage company. If it does not meet these requirements, the lease must be amended, which can involve additional expense for the seller.