I am purchasing a property without a mortgage in Marford. I have been residing for the previous dozen years in Marford. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I have knowledge of the area and road very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a home loan, then the vast majority of the Marford conveyancing searches are optional. Your lawyer will ’encourage you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she is duty bound to do this. Do bear in mind; if you are going to dispose of the house one day, it may be of importance to your prospective buyer what the searches reveal. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still show up unpredicted search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Marford will provide you some helpful guidance in this regard.
I am the registered owner of a freehold residence in Marford but still invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Marford and has limited impact for conveyancing in Marford but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.
Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.
Our mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Marford but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Marford round the corner to me. Are you able to assist?
The minority of Marford conveyancing firms are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Do make use of the above search tool to choose a Marford conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.
My relative recommended that where I am buying in Marford I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Marford conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Marford around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Marford Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Marford Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Marford.
My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the agent has warned us that the vendor will only move forward if we appoint their preferred lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Marford
We suspect that the seller is not behind this ultimatum. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to appoint your preferred Marford conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give the estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by HQ.