What can a local search reveal about the house we're buying in Longlands?
Longlands conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations such as Onsearch The local search is essential in every Longlands conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (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.
I have justfound out that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Longlands for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Longlands conveyancing specialists.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one close by in Longlands I like with open areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Longlands in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
I have been advised by a few estate agents in Longlands to find a conveyancer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to market your lawyers ahead of a competitor’s?
We don’t give any financial incentive for sending work to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent advised that the owners will only move forward if we appoint their recommended conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Longlands
It is unlikely the vendors are behind this. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Contact the owners directly and make sure they understand (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Longlands conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthose that will earn their estate agent a kickback or achieve conveyancing targets demanded by head office.