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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in South Brent

Can conveyancing in South Brent to be concluded in under 10 days?

Where the seller is applying a tight deadline to complete it is advisable to make sure that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will make use of local relationships and knowledge. It is possible that they would have conducted otherhomes in the same road. You would be best advised to use a South Brent conveyancing lawyer. Second, make sure that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is understood that nearly one in five of South Brent conveyancing transactions are delayed or derailed after discovering a purchaser’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the transaction being frustrated by an average of three weeks. It is claimed that this issue impacts in the region of 100,000 home moves every year. Many South Brent conveyancing firms can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in South Brent is more expensive?

South Brent leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

A relative advised me that if I am buying in South Brent I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your South Brent conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about South Brent around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, South Brent Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding South Brent.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. South Brent is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

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

Am I better off to instruct a South Brent conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can conduct the legal formalities however they are based approximately 350miles away.

The benefit of a high street South Brent conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, present your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local South Brent know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and on the whole were impressed that should trump using an unfamiliar South Brent conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being local.

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