I was informed yesterday by my IFA that my Poulton Le Fylde lawyer is not on the lender Solicitor panel. What can I do to be certain whether this is indeed the case?

You need to call your Poulton Le Fylde conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to inform you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.

We note that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Poulton Le Fylde?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Poulton Le Fylde.

My colleague suggested that where I am purchasing in Poulton Le Fylde I should ask my conveyancer to perform 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 Poulton Le Fylde conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Poulton Le Fylde around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Poulton Le Fylde Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Poulton Le Fylde.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Poulton Le Fylde I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Poulton Le Fylde suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

What are the distinct benefits to using a local lawyer in Poulton Le Fylde

Home movers in Poulton Le Fylde decide on using a local solicitor so that they can visit just in case they have questions, and to sign documents rather than run the risk of relying on the post.

Some would argue that there exists a slight benefit in selecting a solicitor local to the house you are buying, due to the knowledge of the region and possible local concerns - nevertheless this is moot. The majority of conveyancers undertaking their work online and may be practically anywhere.