How up to date is your database of Nechells solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel? Do UBS send you an updated list?

Nechells conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the UBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from UBS directly.

A relative advised me that in buying a property in Nechells there may be various restrictions prohibiting external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Nechells which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Nechells should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

We are aiming to move home in February. Will my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you recommend a removal company in Nechells. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across this page.

On the day of completion you can collect the house keys from the property agent but this can only happen when the previous owners conveyancers advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be passed over. Subsequently you will need to advise the removal men that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can help you locate a residential property solicitor in Nechells or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Nechells.

My fiancee and I are at the point of looking at houses in Nechells and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a home loan with Barclays.

You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the estate agent. As you are seeking a mortgage with Barclays, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Nechells. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Nechells of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one near me in Nechells I like with open areas and transport links nearby, however it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Nechells in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

We are in the process of acquiring a apartment in Nechells. Could the conveyancer keep our purchase price a secret from sites such as Rightmove. How do I make sure this is not noted?

HM Land Registry are legally required to disclose price paid data on the official title for residential properties countrywide including premises in Nechells. The register of title is a public document, so HM Land Registry would be breaching their statutory duty if they did not allow access to the register.

In essence you can make a request of HMLR to withhold the price paid entry yet the answer would be in the negative.