A colleague advised me that if I am buying in Penzance I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Penzance conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Penzance around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Penzance.
I have recentlybecome aware that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Penzance for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Penzance conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Penzance differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Penzance contact us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because developers in Penzance usually purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Penzance or who has acted in the same development.
I am looking to sell my property. My previous solicitors closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Penzance if that makes a difference.
Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Penzance. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.
My property lawyer in Penzance is asking me for personal identification documents stating that this forms part of his retainer as a conveyancer on the bank Conveyancing panel. Am I being spun a yarn?
Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offence if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage, your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy the lender. This is not specific to conveyancing in Penzance