I am buying a property without a mortgage in Walton On Thames. I have been living for the previous dozen years in Walton On Thames. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. As I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

Provided that you do not need a home loan, then the vast majority of the Walton On Thames conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your solicitor will try and steer you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but he has a professional duty to do this. Do bear in mind; if you are going to dispose of the house in the future, it may be of interest to your prospective buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with functional issues can still throw up negative search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Walton On Thames will provide you some constructive guidance in this regard.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for hinderance in Walton On Thames conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Walton On Thames.

About to purchase a new build flat in Walton On Thames. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Walton On Thames

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. 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. Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? 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.

What tools are available to search for a Walton On Thames law firm on the Barclays conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the solicitor.

Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Walton On Thames conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Walton On Thames conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to verify if they are on the Barclays panel

I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Walton On Thames. I need to find out if they are on the lender's approved list of lawyers. Can you assist?

You should phone the conveyancer and ask them if they are on the lender's approved list. If that does not help call us and we can make some checks for you. Should the firm not be on the bank panel we we can help find a specialist conveyancing solicitor in Walton On Thames on the approved list for your lender.