Me and my wife are purchasing our first home. Our conveyancer has texted usto ask if we would like to take out additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Horbury

The quantity and type of Horbury conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your overall approach to risk. What is important is that you properly understand what information the searches could give you. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that search. If unsure, ask the conveyancer to guide you.

I am buying a 3 bedroom semi in Horbury. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will legal due diligence on the property include checks to determine if these works are prohibited?

Your property lawyer should check the deeds as conveyancing in Horbury will on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain changes or necessitated the permission of another owner. Some additions call for local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

We were going to get a OIP from UBS this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do UBS recommend any Horbury solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Horbury solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the UBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and UBS through the process.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Horbury. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £200. Shortly after, the conveyancing practitioner called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Skipton panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

My relative suggested that if I am buying in Horbury I should carry out 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 Horbury conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Horbury around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Horbury Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Horbury Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Horbury.

What makes your site different to other online quote calculators for conveyancing in Horbury?

At this site secure a conveyancing quote via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the issues for your conveyancing in Horbury. As opposed to estate agents and many comparison sites we do not operate kick-back deals with solicitors. Many agents and online brokers 'recommend' solicitors that pays the most per referral, as opposed to the best value conveyancing in Horbury

We're new to the buying process - agreed a price, but the selling agent told us that the owners will only go ahead if we use their chosen lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Horbury

It is improbable the owners are behind this. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to use your own,trusted Horbury conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will provide their estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing targets pre-set by senior management.