We are purchasing our first home. Our solicitor has e-mailedto enquire if we wish to purchase supplemental conveyancing searches. As novices we are clueless as to what's recommended for conveyancing in Pulborough
The type of Pulborough conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the property, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your knowledge of the region and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What is important is that you properly understand what information the searches could supply. You may then decide if you consider that you need that information. Should you be in doubt, ask your conveyancer to advise.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Pulborough. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 17/3/2026, the requirements read as follows :
We are aiming to move house in June. Will my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Pulborough. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your page.
On the day of completion you will need to collect the house keys from the selling agent but this should only happen after the previous owners lawyers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be given over. Subsequently you should inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal organisation but can help you locate a conveyancing in Pulborough or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Pulborough.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, UBS are being difficult. The Pulborough solicitor who is on the UBS conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but UBS are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do UBS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that UBS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why UBS may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
My offer on a semi in Pulborough has been accepted, the sellers do nevertheless have an associated purchase. The sellers have placed an offer on a flat, however it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other apartments booked. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Pulborough. What should be my next step? When do I get the mortgage application with Kent Reliance started?
It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (home loan application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Pulborough conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you should ensure that your solicitor is on the Kent Reliance approved list. As to the subsequent steps this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. During a rising market many purchasers would apply for a home loan with Kent Reliance and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their lawyer to proceed with searches.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Pulborough 10 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?
As long as you have a registered title the details of your proprietorship will be documented by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to execute a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.
I am purchasing my first flat in Pulborough with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my lawyer about this side-deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with Lloyds TSB Bank. Is this normal?.
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.
We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent has warned us that the owners will only proceed if we instruct their chosen conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a local solicitor used to conveyancing in Pulborough
We suspect that the seller is not behind this demand. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is counter productive. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make sure they understand (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to use your preferred Pulborough conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds demanded by head office.