A friend pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Port Clarence there may be various restrictions prohibiting external alterations to the property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Port Clarence which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Port Clarence should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Kent Reliance, do Port Clarence conveyancing practitioners incur a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

My husband and I have arranged the release of further funds on our mortgage from HSBC as we intend to carry out alterations to our house in Port Clarence. Are we obliged to appoint a local Port Clarence solicitor on the HSBC conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

HSBC don't usually instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the HSBC conveyancing panel.

What will a local search inform me regarding the property I am purchasing in Port Clarence?

Port Clarence conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Searches UK The local search is essential in every Port Clarence conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should reveal data 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 topic areas.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Port Clarence benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my solicitor about this deal as it would jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

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.

Yesterday I discovered 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. Port Clarence is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Port Clarence are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Port Clarence you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Port Clarence 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.

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