I am planning to acquire a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Mountsorrel who is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Birmingham Midshires in certain locations such as Mountsorrel. We dont recommend any particular firm.

Will my conveyancer be making enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Mountsorrel.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Mountsorrel. Plenty of people will acquire a house in Mountsorrel, completely aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that may be initiated by the buyer or by their solicitors which can figure out the risks in Mountsorrel. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms given to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a standard question of the vendor to find out whether the premises has ever been flooded. If the residence has been flooded in past which is not notified by the owner, then a buyer may bring a legal claim for losses stemming from an inaccurate response. A purchaser’s solicitors should also commission an enviro report. This should higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be made.

Me and my brother own a semi-detached Victorian house in Mountsorrel. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and The Mortgage Works. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Mountsorrel and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Mountsorrel and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Mountsorrel. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Mountsorrel area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Mountsorrel. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Am I better off to choose a Mountsorrel conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am buying? We have a good friend who can conduct the legal formalities but they are based over three hundred miles away.

The benefit of a local Mountsorrel conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Mountsorrel know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and the majority were impressed that must surpass using an unknown Mountsorrel conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.