We see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Wolverley?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Wolverley.

The Wolverley conveyancing lawyers that just started acting on my purchase in Wolverley have suddenly shut down. They were on acting for me because I needed a lawyer on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and my preferred Wolverley lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What are my options?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to assist.

A friend recommended that where I am purchasing in Wolverley I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Wolverley conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Wolverley 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 type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Wolverley.

We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the selling agent has warned us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct their preferred conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer who is accustomed to conveyancing in Wolverley

It is improbable the owners are behind this. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated purchaser is counter productive. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and explain that (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to instruct your preferred Wolverley conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will provide their estate agent a commission or meet his conveyancing figures pre-set by corporate headquarters.

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to meet my requirements, at a reasonable price which is making it more attractive. I have subsequently found out that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are issues buying a house with a leasehold title in Wolverley. Conveyancing advisers have are about to be instructed. Will they explain the issues?

Most houses in Wolverley are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Wolverley so you should seriously consider shopping around for a Wolverley conveyancing practitioner and check that they are used to dealing with leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. As a leaseholder you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions such as requiring the landlord’sconsent to carry out alterations. It may be necessary to pay a service charge towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the property is located on an estate. Your conveyancer should advise you fully on all the issues.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Wolverley - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying

The best form of lease structure is if the freehold interest is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this arrangement the leaseholders benefit from control and although a managing agent is frequently employed if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. It would be sensible to enquire if the the lease contains any unreasonable restrictions in the lease. For instance it is fairly common in Wolverley leases that pets are not allowed in in a block in Wolverley. If you like the apartmentin Wolverley but your cat can’t move with you then you have a very difficult compromise. Are there any major works in the planning that will likely increase the maintenance charges?