Would the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool carry out auction conveyancing in Reigate?

There are a few niche practitioners we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. Reigate is just one of our locations where our lawyers cover.

We note that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Reigate?

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

Do I need to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Reigate so that I can pop in to their offices if required.

As opposed to 12 years ago, most mortgage companies no longer need their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the mortgagors signature. It will still be necessary for you to hand over identification documents and there are still manifest benefits to choosing a local practitioner, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Reigate.

Will my solicitor be making enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Reigate.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers conducting conveyancing in Reigate. Some people will acquire a house in Reigate, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Lawyers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their solicitors which will give them a better appreciation of the risks in Reigate. The standard completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a usual question of the seller to find out if the property has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the seller, then a purchaser could bring a legal claim for losses stemming from an misleading answer. The purchaser’s conveyancers may also commission an environmental search. This will indicate if there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be initiated.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Reigate?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Reigate. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’