I have been told that property searches are the main cause of obstruction in Crowthorne house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Crowthorne.

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

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Crowthorne. 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'm remortgaging my current property to a buy to let loan with National Westminster Bank and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a down payment on another house. The neighborhood we are looking at is Crowthorne. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two banks and link together the conveyances?

Do use our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the lawyers are approved by both lenders. Assuming that they are the conveyancer should be able to connect the two transactions but you should have a chat with you solicitor and specify your desired outcome and needs.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but live in Crowthorne. My lawyer (approximately 250 miles awayneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Crowthorne who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Crowthorne based

We are midway through buying a residence in Crowthorne. Conveyancing solicitor has told us the property is "Leasehold". Does this impact our Natwest valuation?

Crowthorne conveyancing does not normally involve leasehold houses. The key consideration here is the length of lease and the ground rent. If there are over a hundred years remaining with a peppercorn rent, it's essentially freehold, so it shouldn't impact the value significantly.

At the other end of the spectrum, if it's, say, fifty five years it will have a adverse effect on the saleability, and most likely wouldn't be mortgageable. The remaining lease term and ground rent will be stated in the lease to be supplied to your conveyancing practitioner.