AssumingI was to acquire a simple residential housein Leighton Buzzard mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard?

Any savings you would gain would be limited to the Leighton Buzzard conveyancing searches. The lawyer is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with your vendors conveyancer, SDLT return, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a charge however it will not be significant.

We are looking to buy a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Leighton Buzzard who is on the Lloyds solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Lloyds . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard.

I require quick conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard as I have pressure to sign on the dotted line within 3 weeks. Fortunately I do not require a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no solicitor would recommend that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard the following are instances of what can be revealed and adversely impact the marketability of the property: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Leighton Buzzard?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Leighton Buzzard. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I'm purchasing a new build house in Leighton Buzzard with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not inform my solicitor about this deal as it will put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

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.