I am helping my niece sell her house in Loughborough. Does the solicitor order an energy assessment or it is for me to see to?

After the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was kept a required element of selling a house. An EPC must be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Loughborough conveyancing solicitor they may be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established Loughborough providers

Is there a list of Nationwide panel conveyancers in Loughborough on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings open the public online. Where you are in need of a Loughborough lawyer on the Nationwide please make the most of our facility.

is it true that all Loughborough solicitor practices on the Nationwide conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be governed by the CLC.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may impact a commercial premises in Loughborough?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Loughborough will execute 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 Loughborough. The search result sets out 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 Loughborough.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Loughborough it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may cause delays to Loughborough commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Loughborough.

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

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Loughborough. 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…’

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Loughborough prior to appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to issue a mortgage on this type of house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Loughborough. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Loughborough especially if they are familiar with such properties in Loughborough.

Would local authority consent be necessary to change a single dwelling into multiple appartments in Loughborough? This has taken place to a house next door to my home in Loughborough and was not aware of it happening until it was done.

Planning Permission yes. Building Regulations yes.