Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Astley. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?

Given that you have now for all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you must appoint a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you now have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the conveyancing. All auction property will ordinarily have a corresponding legal pack. This should include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation relating to leasehold premises. You must hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that your finances are in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We are buying a detached bungalow in Astley. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal due diligence on the property include investigations to see if these works are permitted?

Your solicitor should review the registered title as conveyancing in Astley can occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain alterations or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Certain extensions need local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

Does a directory service exist listing RBS panel conveyancers in Astley on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings open the public on the web. Where you are looking for a Astley conveyancing practitioner on the RBS please use our facility.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Astley. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Astley

Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

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

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

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in Astley. I happened to discover a web site which looks to be the perfect offering If it is possible to get all this stuff done via phone that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Why do I have to provide my lawyer with various items of ID before I can proceed with my conveyancing in Astley?

Astley conveyancers are duty bound by the Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority, HM Land Registry and current Money Laundering legislation to record that the have checked the identity of their clients. It is also sometimes a condition of your bank where you are obtaining a mortgage. In addition they have to complete various forms, particularly those relating to stamp duty land tax and need to have details such as your full names, NI number and DOB.