Me and my partner are purchasing our first home. The lawyer has e-mailedto see if we would like to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's necessary for conveyancing in Cottenham

The range of Cottenham conveyancing searches depends primarily on the property, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What matters is that you properly understand what information each search could supply. You may then decide if you consider that you need that information. If unsure, ask your solicitor to advise.

I am aiming to move house in January. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Cottenham. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your website.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from your estate agent but this should only take place once the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be handed over. You should tell the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can help you locate a residential property solicitor in Cottenham or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Cottenham.

I'm the single beneficiary of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Cottenham. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in September. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership will be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in September. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be caught by that. How sensible a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the bank as this requirement primarily exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of properties.

Aldermore have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a house in Cottenham has been accepted, now what?

The property agent will need to be advised as to your solicitor's details (be sure the conveyancers are on the bank’s approved list). Call up Aldermore or your broker and finish off any outstanding documentation. Aldermore will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to arrange an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week to receive the mortgage offer. Aldermore will send the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Cottenham.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Cottenham?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Cottenham. 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 does commercial conveyancing in Cottenham cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Cottenham covers a wide array of services, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.

Is it best to go with a Cottenham conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can perform the legal work but her office is approximately 350miles away.

The primary upside of using a local Cottenham conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign documents, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were impressed that must trump using an unfamiliar Cottenham conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Cottenham based.