We are purchasing a end of terrace house in Upper Tean. The intention is to an extension at the rear at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to ascertain if these alterations are prohibited?

Your solicitor should review the registered title as conveyancing in Upper Tean will occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prohibit categories of alterations or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Many additions need local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Having digested plenty of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Upper Tean solicitor - who is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Aldermore will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Aldermore will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Upper Tean surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

Nationwide have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Upper Tean has been accepted, what happens next?

Your estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (be sure the lawyers are on the lender’s panel). Telephone Nationwide or your broker and finish off any outstanding documentation. Nationwide will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or vendor to schedule an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Nationwide will send the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Upper Tean.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Upper Tean 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?

These day there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know precisely where to find all the suitable paperwork so you can buy or sell your house without a hitch. If copies are not available, your solicitor may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on the property.

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At this site receive a fixed fee quote via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the issues of your conveyancing in Upper Tean. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not have commission deals with solicitors. Some agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm who pay the most commission, not the best value conveyancing in Upper Tean

We expect to complete the sale of our £150,000 garden flat in Upper Tean in just under a week. The freeholder has quoted £336 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Upper Tean?

Upper Tean conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes more often than not necessitates the buyer’s lawyer sending questions for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to address these enquiries the majority will be content to do so. They may invoice a reasonable administration fee for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average costs for the paperwork that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some cases it is above £800. The administration charge levied by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of entitlements and obligations in respect of administration charges, without which the invoice is technically not due. In reality you have no choice but to pay whatever is demanded if you want to sell the property.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Upper Tean - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

On the whole the cost for major works are not built into the service charges, although a few managing agents in Upper Tean require leasehold owners to contribute towards a sinking fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for larger works. Who takes charge for maintaining and repairing the building? The answer will be helpful as a) areas can result in problems for the block as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate if repairs are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the running of the building you will want to have all the details

Me and my partner have recently had an offer accepted on a house and had meeting on Tuesday with the Post Office for the mortgage. They advised me that when it comes to choosing a conveyancer that if they are not on their approved list of lawyers then we will have to pay out an extra charge of £250+. This is is due to the fact that they will then have to appoint a property lawyer to act for them in addition to the one we choose to act on our behalf and we will be on the hook for their costs. I have requested the Post Office to supply me with a list so I can seek estimates only from their approved conveyancers but was told that I need to check with each individual conveyancer to see if they are on the panel. Is there a list online?

You can enquire of the Post Office what their criteria for panel membership is for a solicitor.Thereafter ask the lawyer of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on loans for the Post Office historically. Where the answer to those is yes, then just double check with the Post Office. Another option is to utilise our search tool and we may be able to identify a conveyancer in Upper Tean on the approved list for the Post Office.