We are purchasing our first house. The solicitor has contact usto enquire if we would like to order extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's needed for conveyancing in Maida Hill

The scope of Maida Hill conveyancing searches should be triggered based primarily on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your general appetite to risk. What is important is that you properly comprehend what information each search could supply. You may then decide if you personally think you need that search. If unclear, ask your conveyancing practitioner to provide guidance.

Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Maida Hill?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Maida Hill your solicitor will ask you place them with monies to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is called for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is payable against the total price then this should be needed immediately prior to contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed should be transferred shortly before completion.

I am looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Maida Hill who is on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society solicitor. 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 listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society in certain locations such as Maida Hill. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Maida Hill in advance of instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to issue a mortgage on this type of home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Maida Hill. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Maida Hill to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Am I better off to appoint a Maida Hill conveyancing solicitor based in the vicinity that I am buying? We have a good friend who can handle the conveyancing however her office is 200kilometers drive away.

The benefit of a high street Maida Hill conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Maida Hill know how is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and in the main were happy that should trump using an unknown Maida Hill conveyancing lawyer just because they are round the corner.