I require conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (6 years old) in Alsager. The vast majority the properties are already sold. Is it really necessary to order neighbourhood searches as part of conveyancing in Alsager?
If you are acquiring a property with the assistance of a mortgage, your bank will need some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Alsager conveyancing searches are optional. No doubt your conveyancer, will ’encourage’, perhaps in the strongest possible terms, that you should have the searches done, but he or she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you choose to instruct your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or you will need to change to another solicitor for your conveyancing in Alsager.
We are intent on selling our house in Alsager and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any high street Alsager lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Alsager. We have lived in Alsager for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
four months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Alsager completed. I have checked the Land Registry site 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 residence 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Alsager is where the house is located. Can you offer any assistance?
Flying freeholds in Alsager are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Alsager you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Alsager 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 property.
I am four weeks into a residential purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the high street agent to execute conveyancing in Alsager. I am am very dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?
They would have to be really bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been issued? If so you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders panel to avoid added costs and frustration. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our search tool will help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Alsager