I am helping my niece sell her property in Longridge. Does the conveyancing solicitor order the energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy assessments became a compulsory component of selling a house. An energy performance certificate needs to be commissioned prior to the property being marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms normally arrange. If you are using a Longridge conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with long established local assessors

A colleague informed me that in purchasing a property in Longridge there could be a number of restrictions prohibiting external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Longridge which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Longridge should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Our offer on a property in Longridge has been agreed to, the owners do nevertheless have an associated purchase. The vendors have offered on a property, but it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have selected a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Longridge. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with Barclays started?

It is usual to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then survey, Longridge conveyancing search fees, etc). The first thing to do is check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Concerning the next stages this very much dictated by the circumstances of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market some home buyers would apply for a home loan with Barclays and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their conveyancer to move forward with the conveyancing in Longridge.

Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could affect a commercial premises in Longridge?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Longridge will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Longridge. The search result provides definitive data 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 Longridge.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Longridge it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Longridge commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Longridge.

How does conveyancing in Longridge differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Longridge approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Longridge typically buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Longridge or who has acted in the same development.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Longridge I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Longridge in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

What tools are available to locate a Longridge solicitor on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 10miles to meet the solicitor.

You can use the tool on this page. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Longridge conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Longridge conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to see if they are on the Yorkshire Building Society panel