It is is a decade since I bought my property in Buckfastleigh and Dean. Conveyancing lawyers have now been appointed on the sale but I am unable to find my title deeds. Will this cause complications?

Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who handled the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

Will our solicitor be asking questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers specialising in conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean. There are those who purchase a house in Buckfastleigh and Dean, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that may be undertaken by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which should figure out the risks in Buckfastleigh and Dean. The standard completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard inquiry of the seller to find out if the property has historically flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the vendor, then a purchaser could issue a legal claim for losses resulting from an misleading reply. A purchaser’s conveyancers may also order an environmental search. This will higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, additional investigations should be initiated.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Buckfastleigh and Dean. 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Buckfastleigh and Dean is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Buckfastleigh and Dean are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Buckfastleigh and Dean you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Buckfastleigh and Dean 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 downsizing from my home. My previous lawyers have shut. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Buckfastleigh and Dean if that makes things easier.

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