I hired a high street lawyer for my conveyancing in Clifton Village yesterday. Upon checking the official terms of business it is apparent thatwe are responsible for costs even if our purchase doesn't happen. Would I be best advised to use an on-line solicitor practice who offer no move no charge conveyancing in Clifton Village?

Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Sale No Fee" is advertised then the conveyancing charges will generally be uplifted to cover those cases that fail to complete. Do bear in mind that these promotions tend not to cover expenditure e.g. Clifton Village conveyancing search charges.

Will our conveyancer be making enquiries concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Clifton Village.

Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors dealing with homes in Clifton Village. Plenty of people will buy a property in Clifton Village, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or dispose of the property. 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 checks that can be undertaken by the buyer or by their conveyancers which will give them a better understanding of the risks in Clifton Village. The conventional set of property information forms given to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a standard question of the vendor to determine whether the property has ever been flooded. If the premises has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the owner, then a buyer could issue a legal claim for losses stemming from an inaccurate answer. The purchaser’s solicitors should also carry out an enviro report. This will reveal if there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be made.

My wife and I own a semi-detached Georgian house in Clifton Village. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Britannia. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Clifton Village and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.

I'm buying a new build house in Clifton Village benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent told me not inform my lawyer about this extras as it could impact my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

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.

Hoping to buy a property located in Clifton Village and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Clifton Village. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Clifton Village area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Clifton Village. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found