I require expedited conveyancing in Lutterworth as I have an ultimatum to exchange contracts inside one month. A mortgage is not required. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not obtaining a mortgage you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Lutterworth the following are instances of issues that can appear and therefore affect market value: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Lutterworth 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

Assuming the title is registered the details of your proprietorship will be evidenced by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your property and secure up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for a small fee.

I am buying a new build house in Lutterworth with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about this side-deal as it would affect my mortgage with Aldermore. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Lutterworth before appointing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to give a loan on such a premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can investigate further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Lutterworth. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Is it best to appoint a Lutterworth conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal work but they are based 300miles drive away.

The benefit of a local Lutterworth conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Lutterworth know how is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and the majority were impressed that should outweigh using an unfamiliar Lutterworth conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Lutterworth based.