As someone not used to conveyancing in Langley what is your top tip you can impart for the house moving process in Langley

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Langley and elsewhere in Berkshire is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of room for friction between you and others involved in the house moving process. E.g., the seller, estate agent and on occasion a lender. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Langley should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the legal process whose responsibility is to act in your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying emergence in the "blame" culture- someone has to be blamed for the process being so protracted. You must always trust your lawyer ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Having spent time looking at mumsnet.com for a high-quality lawyer in Langley, most post that I should use a CQS kitemarked lawyer. What is CQS?

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a kitemark for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * compliance with prudent and efficient conveyancing procedures through the scheme protocol It covers numerous firms who handle conveyancing in Langley.

My relative suggested that if I am buying in Langley I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Langley conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Langley around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Langley Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Langley Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Langley.

How does conveyancing in Langley differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Langley contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because house builders in Langley typically acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Langley or who has acted in the same development.

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Langley in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor has said that some banks tend not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Langley. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Langley to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.