I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Ferring and Goring. I need to find out whether they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you assist?

You should phone your solicitor and enquire whether they can act for the lender. Otherwise you should get in touch with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society who may be able to assist.

We are purchasing a detached bungalow in Ferring and Goring. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal investigations on the property include enquiries to see if these alterations are permitted?

Your property lawyer should check the deeds as conveyancing in Ferring and Goring will occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain alterations or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Certain extensions call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Ferring and Goring off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with Aldermore. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Aldermore, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Aldermore conveyancing panel.

Coventry BS have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a flat in Ferring and Goring has been agreed to, what happens next?

The property agent will want to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone Coventry BS or your financial adviser and finalise any outstanding forms. Coventry BS will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to schedule an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes approximately ten days for the mortgage offer to be issued. Coventry BS will send the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Ferring and Goring.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Ferring and Goring?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Ferring and Goring will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Ferring and Goring. The report provides definitive information 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 Ferring and Goring.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Ferring and Goring 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 could cause delays to Ferring and Goring commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Ferring and Goring.

Me and my brother have a 4 bedroom Georgian house in Ferring and Goring. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and TSB. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Ferring and Goring and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who completed the work.

I am buying a new build flat in Ferring and Goring. 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 few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Ferring and Goring

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.