I am in the market for a low cost property lawyer. Do I opt for an online conveyancer rather than a local Rednal conveyancing solicitor?

Existing third party relationships are another important factor to consider when appointing conveyancing lawyers. Rednal law firms benefit from long term relationships with financial advisers and selling, local authorities, valuers and other law firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Having a sound intelligence of the local area also helps too.

My wife and I are planning on selling our home in Rednal and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any local conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers are using a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Rednal. We have lived in Rednal for six years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one near me in Rednal I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Rednal suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Rednal and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Rednal. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Rednal area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Rednal. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

What can I do to find out who is the owner of a property in Rednal?

On the basis that the premises is registered with the Land Registry, and you have sufficient specifics of the location of the property, you should be able to obtain results from the HMLR of the recorded proprietor for a a minimal charge.