As someone unfamiliar with the Arnold conveyancing process what is your top tip you can impart for the ownership transfer in Arnold

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Arnold or throughout Nottinghamshire is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of room for confrontation between you and others involved in the transaction. E.g., the seller, property agent and even potentially the lender. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Arnold is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the transaction whose responsibility is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer above the other players in the home moving process.

I happen to be the single beneficiary of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Arnold. The Arnold property was put into my name in November. I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in November. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be affected by that. many banks would take a sensible view as this obligation is principally there to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

Is there a list of Coventry BS panel conveyancers in Arnold on the Building Society Association’s Website?

No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings open the public on the web. Where you are in need of a Arnold property lawyer on the Coventry BS please use our facility.

I am buying a property in Arnold. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Lloyds be concerned?

Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Lloyds your lawyer must follow the conveyancing instructions outlined in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Lloyds. The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Lloyds where a lease fails to satisfy these specifications. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to Arnold.

I have recentlydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Arnold for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Arnold conveyancing specialists.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Arnold in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Arnold. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Arnold especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Arnold.

Should one remove a departed person's name from the title deeds for a property in Arnold?

Where a Arnold property is co-owned and one of the proprietors dies, the name will not automatically be removed from the Land Registry title. It is not necessary to amend the title as when it comes to a sale you would just be asked to evidence as to the reason the joint owner is not included in the contract, ordinarily this is in the form of the probate documents.

With the aim of making the sale conveyancing smoother for the sale of the property you can arrange to have the deceased party erased from the title register by applying to HMLR with proof of the death. There is no charge from the Registry for this service.