Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Bishops Lydeard even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance where I intend to acquire a shop in Bishops Lydeard with a mortgage from National Westminster Bank?

Our search tool is predominantly utilised to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Bishops Lydeard but we have listed towards the bottom of this page a few Bishops Lydeard commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they are also authorised to represent National Westminster Bank

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when buying a property in Bishops Lydeard? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Bishops Lydeard?

Unless a previous purchase of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you could assume that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Bishops Lydeard to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Bishops Lydeard?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Bishops Lydeard. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Bishops Lydeard prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some banks may not grant a loan on a flying freehold property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can look into this further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bishops Lydeard. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Bishops Lydeard. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.

Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Bishops Lydeard - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Bishops Lydeard - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

Many Bishops Lydeard leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service bill for maintenance of the block set on behalf of the management company. If you purchase the flat you will have to pay this charge, usually in instalments throughout the year. This can vary from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, this is usually not a significant sum, say around £25-£75 but you should to enquire as occasionally it can be surprisingly expensive. Is there a share of the freehold? Does this lease have in excess of 82 years left?