How up to date is your database of Chichester solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel? Do Lloyds send you an updated list?

Chichester conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Lloyds directly.

My colleague suggested that where I am purchasing in Chichester I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Chichester conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Chichester around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Chichester Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Chichester Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Chichester.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Chichester is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Chichester are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Chichester you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chichester may determine 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 premises.

My uncle has suggested that I appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Chichester. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Chichester conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing lawyer is to seek guidance from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the solicitor that you are considering.

We are expecting to complete buying a property in Chichester but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed recompense from the seller of £3k taking the form of a reduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process however the lender will not agree to this. Should they have been involved?

Any conveyancing practitioner that is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel is required to advise the bank of any amendments to the purchase figure. In the event that you did not allow your solicitor to notify the reduction to your lender then they would have no choice but to refrain from representing you and the lender.