Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to list practices on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Keighley?

We have not been informed any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a register.

My relative advised me that if I am buying in Keighley I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Keighley conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Keighley around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Keighley Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Keighley.

About to purchase a new build flat in Keighley. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Keighley

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. 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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Keighley is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Keighley are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Keighley you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Keighley may ascertain 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.

Online reading suggests that Keighley solicitors are more costly than licensed conveyancers in Keighley when it comes to buying a house. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor where I am buying a house in Keighley.

When it comes to conveyancing in Keighley the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.