Can conveyancing in Surrey to be completed in 3 weeks?

In the event that you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing it is advisable to make sure that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will have local connections and knowledge. It is possible that they may have handled previoushomes in the same road. Therefore consider using a Surrey conveyancing firm. Second, make sure that the lawyer is on the member panel. It is estimated that just under twenty per cent of Surrey conveyancing transactions are frustrated or jeopardised after finding out that a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. In many cases this discovery resulted in the conveyancing being held up by as much as 21 days. It is claimed that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home moves every year. Most Surrey conveyancing practices can not represent certain lenders so do check at the outset.

Will our solicitor be raising questions concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Surrey.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Surrey. There are those who acquire a property in Surrey, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, where a property 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.

Conveyancers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a various checks that may be initiated by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which will give them a better appreciation of the risks in Surrey. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms supplied to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard inquiry of the owner to discover if the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the seller, then a purchaser could bring a claim for damages resulting from an inaccurate reply. A buyer’s solicitors will also commission an enviro report. This should higlight if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be carried out.

The deeds to our house are lost. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Surrey 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?

You no longer need to have the physical original deeds to evidence that you are the owner of your registered land or premises, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Surrey. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Surrey

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

We're FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the agent told us that the seller will only move forward if we use their chosen solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Surrey

We suspect that the seller is not behind this request. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to appoint your preferred Surrey conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets pre-set by head office.