Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Stamford even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I want to buy a shop in Stamford with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland?
The service is primarily there to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Stamford but we have set out towards the end of this page some Stamford commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the company directly to check if they can also act for The Royal Bank of Scotland
What does a local search tell me regarding the house I am purchasing in Stamford?
Stamford conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searchflow The local search is essential in every Stamford conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search will provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject sections.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Stamford?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Stamford. 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…’
I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Stamford in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to grant a mortgage on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Stamford. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Stamford to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I'm refinancing my current house to a BTL mortgage with The Mortgage Works and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on further property. The location we are interested in is Stamford. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two banks and tie in the conveyances?
Do use our search tool on this site to check that the conveyancers are approved by both banks. Assuming that they are the conveyancer will be able to tie up the two deals but you should talk with you conveyancer and specify your expectations and needs.