A colleague suggested that where I am buying in Sandbach I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Sandbach conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Sandbach around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Sandbach Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Sandbach Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Sandbach.

I have todaydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Sandbach for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can make 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 Sandbach conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Sandbach. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sandbach

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

I opted to have a survey done on a house in Sandbach before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some lenders may not grant a loan on such a property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Sandbach. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Sandbach to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

It has taken forever and a day but a mortgage offer from a lender for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom flat is to be issued any day now. Could you suggest a low cost remortgage conveyancing lawyer in Sandbach ?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of a cheap conveyancing in Sandbach. We can offer you value for money conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Do not be fooled by brokers offering £99 conveyancing in Sandbach.At best, in going for cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst you will end up paying a lot in additional fee and still not get the service required.