Me and my partner are buying our first home. Our solicitor has messagedto enquire if we would like to take out extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's necessary for conveyancing in Stevenage

The range of Stevenage conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the area and risks, your overall approach to risk. What matters is that you adequately comprehend what information the searches could supply. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that information. If uncertain, ask your solicitor to explain.

At what point will exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Stevenage and do I need to attend the lawyers office?

If you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Stevenage you are invited in to sign documents. That being said, the law practices we work with provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to officially exchange when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Stevenage)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I require fast conveyancing in Stevenage as I am faced with a deadline to exchange contracts in less than one month. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not obtaining a home loan you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would recommend that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Stevenage the following are examples of what can arise and therefore affect future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...

About to purchase a new build apartment in Stevenage. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Stevenage

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I have chosen a Stevenage conveyancing solicitor for our home move (first time buyers) and have spotted in the Ts and Cs that they are not overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority. Am I right to be worried or is that the norm with property lawyer?

We can't see why they should be. Most solicitor don't lend money. You should check that they are regulated by the SRA, who set specific obligations covering funds deposited in their bank.