I am acquiring a new build flat in Drybrook and my lawyer is advising me that she is duty bound to the bank to disclose incentives from the seller. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and my preference is not to delay the conveyancing. Is my lawyer right?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property can not be found. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Drybrook 4 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

Assuming the title is registered the details of your proprietorship will be recorded by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and order up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for twenty pounds.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Drybrook. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Drybrook

Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

How simple is it to change firm as I need to select a firm on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing list. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Drybrook round the corner but the firm is not approved by Alliance & Leicester

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Drybrook on the Alliance & Leicester panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Drybrook. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Drybrook.

What is the distinction between surveying and conveyancing in Drybrook?

Conveyancing - in Drybrook or elsewhere - is the legal term given to transferring legal title of property from one person to another. It involves the investigation of the title. Whether buying or selling, you should be aware of anything affecting the property such as proposals by government departments, illegal buildings, or outstanding rates. The conveyancer should conduct the appropriate searches and inquiries on the property. Surveying relates to the structure of a property itself. A surveyor will look at a house, flat and any outbuildings you’re intending to buy and will help you discover the condition of the building and, if there are problems, give you leverage for reducing the price down or asking the seller to fix the defects prior to you move in.