What can a local search reveal about the house I am buying in Hadley Wood?

Hadley Wood conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Onsearch The local search is essential in every Hadley Wood conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable 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 13 subject sections.

I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Hadley Wood. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hadley Wood of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm buying a new build house in Hadley Wood benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my lawyer about this extras as it would adversely affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Hadley Wood is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?

Flying freeholds in Hadley Wood are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Hadley Wood you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hadley Wood may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the estate agent has warned us that the seller will only issue a contract if we appoint their preferred lawyers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street conveyancer used to conveyancing in Hadley Wood

We suspect that the owner is not behind this demand. If they require ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Try to communicate with the owners directly and explain that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to use your own,trusted Hadley Wood conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthe ones that will give their estate agent a referral fee or meet his conveyancing figures set by HQ.