What can a local search inform me about the property we're buying in East Preston?

East Preston conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Xpress Legal The local search plays an important part in most East Preston conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search will supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.

The deeds to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in East Preston 4 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be evidenced by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to execute a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and get current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.

I am purchasing a new build house in East Preston with a loan from Virgin Money. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my solicitor about this deal as it may jeopardize my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. East Preston is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in East Preston are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside East Preston you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in East Preston may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

My partner has recommend that I use his lawyers for conveyancing in East Preston. Should I choose my own solicitor?

No doubt the ideal way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to have guidance from friends or relatives who have used the solicitor that you are contemplating using.