Having sold my house in West Ewell last July but my buyer keeps texting me to moan that her solicitor is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

Following your house sale your conveyancer is obliged to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where relevant, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been discharged to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion steps specific conveyancing in West Ewell.

My colleague suggested that where I am buying in West Ewell I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard West Ewell conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about West Ewell around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the West Ewell Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding West Ewell.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in West Ewell prior to retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to give a mortgage on such a property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in West Ewell. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Am I right to be suspicious by brokers that I am dealing with are suggesting a national conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street West Ewell conveyancing practice?

As with many service providers, often referrals from connections can be very helpful. Yet there are numerous players in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and lenders may put forward lawyers to instruct. On occasion these solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there might be a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You have the right to choose your preferred conveyancer. Don't forget that most banks specify a panel list of solicitors you must use for the lender related work in your house move.

I am hoping to complete next month on a studio apartment in West Ewell. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they will have a report out to me tomorrow. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in West Ewell should include some of the following:

Who has the liability for maintaining the window frames Responsibility to repair and maintain the building. It is important that you know who is responsible the repair and maintenance of every part of the building The length of the lease term. You should be advised as what happens when the lease ends, and informed of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years Your solicitors should enable you to have an understanding of the building insurance provisions specifics of the parties to the lease, e.g. these could be the lessee, superior lessor, landlord

Leasehold Conveyancing in West Ewell - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Best to be warned whether window replacement or some other major work is coming up to be shared between the tenants and will materially impact the level of the service charges or result in a one time invoice. The prefered form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the lessees have control and even though a managing agent is frequently retained where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves.