Should my conveyancer be raising questions concerning flooding during the conveyancing in Mousehole.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors conducting conveyancing in Mousehole. There are those who purchase a house in Mousehole, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that may be undertaken by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which will figure out the risks in Mousehole. The conventional set of property information forms supplied to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a usual question of the owner to find out if the premises has historically flooded. In the event that the premises has been flooded in past which is not disclosed by the vendor, then a buyer may commence a compensation claim stemming from an misleading reply. A buyer’s conveyancers will also commission an enviro search. This will higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be made.

I purchased my home on 2 August and my personal details is yet to be on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Mousehole expressed confidence that it should be formalised inside ten days. Are titles in Mousehole uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Mousehole is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any other parties. Currently in the region of 80% of submission are fully addressed within two weeks but some can be subject to extensive delays. Historically registration takes place after the buyer has moved in to the property therefore an expedited registration is not usually top priority but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor should speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I'm buying a new build house in Mousehole benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent advised me not disclose to my lawyer about the extras as it would adversely affect my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Mousehole I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 61 years on the lease. There is not much else in Mousehole suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you need a home loan that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.

I am selling my home. My previous conveyancers have shut. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Mousehole if that makes a difference.

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