A colleague advised me that where I am buying in Malvern I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Malvern conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Malvern around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Malvern Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Malvern Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Malvern.
4 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Malvern concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Malvern prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Malvern. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Malvern to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I am a sole trader hoping to take over a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed charges for commercial conveyancing in Malvern for less than £1,200?
We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Malvern, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are intending to purchase or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right lawyer. Regarding the fees these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or telephone so as to enable us to supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.
Should I appoint a Malvern conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can conduct the legal work but his firm is located 200miles drive away.
The benefit of a local Malvern conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a plus. However 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 the majority were content that must trump using an unknown Malvern conveyancing lawyer just because they are local.