I plan on buying a leasehold flat in Liskeard. My Solicitor is not listed on the lender conveyancing list. Am I still permitted to continue with my Liskeard conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the mortgage company approved list?

One will need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner to deal with the formalities if you need a loan to purchase your property. The conveyancer will carry out all the necessary due diligence on the property, ensuring that you’re registered as proprietor and ensure that all the required mortgage documentation is in order. One could select a Liskeard solicitor of your choosing. However, where the conveyancer selected is not a member of the mortgage company solicitor panel additional fees will be levied as separate legal representation will be required by them. Lender panel applications can be submitted, so where your lawyer has not historically sought membership they should take the opportunity to apply.

I am purchasing a right to buy a flat in Liskeard. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Liskeard you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Liskeard.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial premises in Liskeard?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Liskeard will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Liskeard. 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 Liskeard.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Liskeard it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Liskeard commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Liskeard.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Liskeard is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Liskeard are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Liskeard you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Liskeard 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 premises.

How easy is it to swap solicitor as I have to retain one who is on the Barclays conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Liskeard round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Barclays

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Liskeard on the Barclays panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Liskeard. In utilising search facility on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Liskeard.