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Ready to buy a new home in Ditchling? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Ditchling conveyancing at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ditchling

We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Ditchling who is on the Co-operative solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Co-operative . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Ditchling.

I happen to be the only beneficiary of my late father’s will and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Ditchling. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in February. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in February. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs conveyancers 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 affected by that. Some banks would take a practical view as this obligation is primarily there to pick up on subsales or the quick reselling of property.

Does a directory service exist listing Co-operative panel conveyancers in Ditchling on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. Very few mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable over the internet. If you are looking for a Ditchling solicitor on the Co-operative please use our tool.

My partner and I have organised a further advance on our mortgage from TSB as we wish to carry out renovations to our property in Ditchling. Do we need to choose a bricks and mortar Ditchling solicitor on the TSB conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

TSB would not normally appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the TSB panel.

What will a local search reveal about the house we're buying in Ditchling?

Ditchling conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations such as PSG The local search plays a central part in many a Ditchling conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search will provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Ditchling I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it's only got 61 years on the lease. There is not much else in Ditchling for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

We are in the process of purchasing a house in Ditchling. Could our solicitor have the amount we are are purchasing for confidential from the likes of Rightmove. Is this achievable and how?

HM Land Registry by statute are obliged to note price sold data on the official title for domestic properties nationwide which includes homes in Ditchling. The register of title is a public document, so the Land Registry would be breaching their statutory obligations excluded certain properties such as your one in Ditchling.

You can ask HMLR to hide the price paid data however the response will be a No.

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