Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to list practices on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for instance in Bracknell?

We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Bracknell. Do I pick up the keys to the house on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Bracknell?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you should be called to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

I currently have a mortgage with Lloyds for my property in Bracknell. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Lloyds?

Lloyds must be informed of your intention in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Lloyds’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Lloyds directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Lloyds conveyancing panel lawyer.

Virgin Money have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Bracknell has been agreed to, what are the next steps?

Your estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (make sure the conveyancers are on the bank’s approved list). Call up Virgin Money or your financial adviser and finish off any outstanding paperwork. Virgin Money will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight to get a mortgage offer. Virgin Money will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Bracknell.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may impact a commercial site in Bracknell?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Bracknell will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Bracknell. The search result provides definitive information 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 Bracknell.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Bracknell it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may result in delays to Bracknell commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Bracknell.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Bracknell?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Bracknell. 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…’

What type of premises does your Bracknell conveyancing quotes apply to?

The quotes provided are only appropriate to standard domestic homes in England & Wales. If you have any different needs such as industrial or agricultural property or commercial conveyancing in Bracknell do telephone us to discuss this further .