The property market in Lichfield is hotting up. What can be done to quicken up the legal process?

Where the seller is applying time constraints to sign contracts it is highly recommended that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will have local connections and insight. It is possible that they could have handled previousproperties in the same street. You would be best advised to use a Lichfield conveyancing solicitor. In addition, double check that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is believed that 18% of Lichfield conveyancing transactions are suspended or jeopardised after discovering a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their mortgage lender’s panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the conveyancing being delayed by as much as 21 days. It is claimed that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home sales annually. Almost all Lichfield conveyancing firms can not represent certain banks so do check as early as possible.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could impact a commercial site in Lichfield?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Lichfield will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Lichfield. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Lichfield.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Lichfield it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Lichfield commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Lichfield.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Lichfield. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Lichfield of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Lichfield is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Lichfield are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Lichfield 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 Lichfield 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.

My partner has encouraged me to appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Lichfield. Should I find my own solicitor?

No doubt the ideal way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to have feedback from friends or relatives who have experience in using the conveyancer that you are are thinking of instructing.