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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Austell

Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site carry out right to buy conveyancing in St Austell?

We have identified a variety of conveyancing experts who can service right to buy conveyancing work You should get in touch with us in order to secure a conveyancing quote.

Completed the sale of my flat in St Austell last June but the buyer keeps telephoning daily to moan that her lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Following your disposal your lawyer is committed to send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in St Austell.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to to identify law firms on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for instance in St Austell?

We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a search facility.

Will our conveyancer be raising questions concerning flooding during the conveyancing in St Austell.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in St Austell. There are those who buy a property in St Austell, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous searches that may be undertaken by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better appreciation of the risks in St Austell. The conventional set of property information forms sent to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard inquiry of the vendor to find out if the premises has ever been flooded. If the residence has been flooded in past and is not notified by the vendor, then a buyer could commence a claim for damages resulting from an incorrect answer. The purchaser’s solicitors will also carry out an enviro report. This should indicate whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries will need to be conducted.

I'm purchasing a new build house in St Austell benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent suggested that I not inform my solicitor about the side-deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

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