Do the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service handle attended exchange conveyancing in Lisvane?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out one day exchanges. Do contact us to receive a costs illustration and details as to availability.

As someone not used to the Lisvane conveyancing process what is the number one tip you can give me for the legal transfer of property in Lisvane

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Lisvane or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of opportunity for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For instance, the seller, selling agent and even potentially your mortgage company. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Lisvane should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the process whose responsibility is to protect your legal interests and to keep you safe.

There is a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your solicitor ahead of all other parties in the home moving process.

I am the sole recipient of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Lisvane. The Lisvane property was put into my name in August. I want to move. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in August. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook obliges solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be impacted by that. Some lenders would take a sensible view as this clause is principally there to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

When it comes to lenders such as Skipton, do Lisvane property lawyers have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

I am buying a property in Lisvane. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Coventry BS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Coventry BS your lawyer must follow the formal instructions set out in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Coventry BS. The CML Handbook contains minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancing practitioners are required to report to Coventry BS where a lease does not meet these provisions. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not limited to Lisvane.

What does a local search reveal concerning the house I am purchasing in Lisvane?

Lisvane conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Onsearch The local search plays a central role in many a Lisvane conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search will reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (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 thirteen subject areas.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Lisvane?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Lisvane. 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…’