We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth Park recommended using your comparison tool but stumbled across alternative fee calculations via the web look less pricey – why is this?

You can find lots of solicitors marketing what appear to be extremely cheap conveyancing in Dartmouth Park. We suggest that you give due consideration as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish with regard to the quality of the legal work. Some embed fees well inside the terms and conditions. The law firms that we list for conveyancing in Dartmouth Park neverdo this.

Will our conveyancer be making enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Dartmouth Park.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Dartmouth Park. Plenty of people will buy a property in Dartmouth Park, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Conveyancers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a number of checks that may be initiated by the buyer or by their solicitors which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Dartmouth Park. The conventional set of information sent to a buyer’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a usual inquiry of the vendor to discover whether the property has historically flooded. If flooding has previously occurred which is not notified by the seller, then a buyer could issue a legal claim for losses as a result of such an inaccurate answer. The buyer’s lawyers will also commission an environmental search. This should disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations should be conducted.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Dartmouth Park?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Dartmouth Park. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I'm purchasing a new build house in Dartmouth Park with a loan from . The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the extras as it will impact my mortgage with . Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Dartmouth Park - Examples of Questions you should ask before buying

How many years remain on the lease? Who manages the block?