I am purchasing a property mortgage free in Desford. I have resided for the last 15 years in Desford. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a home loan, then the vast majority of the Desford conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your lawyer will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she has a professional duty to take that path of guidance. Do bear in mind; if you are intend to sell the house at a future date, it could be of relevance to your future purchaser what the searches determine. Sometimes premises with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Desford should be able to give you some helpful guidance in this regard.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could affect a commercial premises in Desford?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Desford will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Desford. The search result provides definitive data 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 Desford.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Desford it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Desford commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Desford.

I purchased a renovated Victorian property in Desford. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Desford and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.

Should I instruct a Desford conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am buying? An old friend can conduct the legal work but they are based 200kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Desford conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to execute documents, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Desford know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and in the main were happy that must surpass using an unfamiliar Desford conveyancing lawyer just because they are Desford based.

My folks are unable to locate their Desford property on the HMLR site. They recall that back in the 60’s when they bought the property there were complications with Desford not being identified on some systems.

Almost all premises in Desford should be revealed. Have you tried a search with simply the postcode. Normally it should disclose all the houses and flats within the postcode. Assuming the property is recorded it will be there with a title number. If they bought fifty years ago it's conceivable it may be unrecorded. The property may still be revealed but with the title number shown 'na'. In this scenario you will need to track down the original title deeds which could be with your parent’s lender.