Is it necessary to take out insurance to cover chancel repairs when buying a property in Common Edge?

Unless a previous purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you can take it that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Common Edge to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

four months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Common Edge completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am buying my first flat in Common Edge with a loan from Platform Home Loans Ltd. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent advised me not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it may jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. 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.

My company is looking to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering competitive costs for commercial conveyancing in Common Edge for below £2000?

We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Common Edge, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are intending to buy or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we can find you the right solicitor. As for the charges these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the deal. Let us have your contact information or phone us so that we may furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a property in Swansea but live in Common Edge. My solicitor (approximately 200 miles awayhas requested that I execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Common Edge who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Common Edge