The vendors of the house we are purchasing have instructed a conveyancing practitioner in Tilbury who has insisted on a preliminary agreement with a down payment 6,000. Are such agreements sensible?

This kind of preliminary agreement is unusual in Tilbury, conveyancers are not keen on them as they detract from focusing on the main conveyancing focus and if you end up having your deposit forfeited then the solicitor at best left with an upset client and at worst a litigious one. Secondly, there is no guarantee that just because the proprietor has executed a lock out agreement they will sell to you. They may breach the contract if they receive a large enough incentive to do so because an aggrieved purchaser with the benefit of a exclusivitycontract will still have to establish consequential losses from the breach and these may not amount to the financial upside that the owner may secure by breaching the agreement, no matter how morally unworthy that may be.

My mortgage company has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Tilbury but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Tilbury or nearer to where I live. Are you able to help?

It is by no means the case that all Tilbury conveyancing solicitors are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to identify a Tilbury conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.

I have been told that property searches are the number one reason for obstruction in Tilbury conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Tilbury.

I am buying a new build flat in Tilbury. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Tilbury

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Tilbury before retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to issue a loan on this type of home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Tilbury. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Tilbury especially if they are familiar with such properties in Tilbury.