Much to our surprise we have been notified by our IFA that my Ealing the law firm I have appointed is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. How can I be certain whether this is indeed the case?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your Ealing lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.
Me and my fiancee are buying our first house. The conveyancing practitioner has texted usto enquire if we would like to order additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Ealing
The range of Ealing conveyancing searches depends entirely on the premises, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your general attitude to risk. What is important is that you adequately appreciate what information each search could supply. You may then make a decision if you personally think you need that information. If unclear, ask your conveyancing practitioner to guide you.
My relative suggested that if I am purchasing in Ealing I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Ealing conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Ealing around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Ealing Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Ealing.
I have justbecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Ealing for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Ealing conveyancing specialists.
Would local authority permission be required to split a house into multiple flats in Ealing? This has taken place to a property opposite to a relative in Ealing and was unaware of the conversion until it was done.
Planning permission is required for converting a single dwelling in Ealing into flats but probably not for converting once again to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your query, yes.