My relative advised me that if I am buying in Putney Vale I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Putney Vale conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Putney Vale around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Putney Vale Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Putney Vale Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Putney Vale.

Me and my brother purchased a 4 bedroom Edwardian house in Putney Vale. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Nottingham Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Putney Vale and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing solicitor who completed the work.

I am buying a new build house in Putney Vale with a mortgage from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The sellers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not disclose to my conveyancer about this deal as it may jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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 need to find a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Putney Vale. I have stumble across a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all the legals completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Been looking for a conveyancer for freehold sale conveyancing in Putney Vale. I'm selling, simple no mortgage to pay off, no hurry, currently vacant. Received an estimate from a conveyancer for a thousand pounds excluding VAT which is a little steep given that its so straightforward. Can I pay less for conveyancing in Putney Vale?

Considering it’s a sale only, 475 + VAT would be about the best for sale conveyancing in Putney Vale.