I am need of leasehold conveyancing for a flat in a fairly new development (seven years built) in Aylesbury. The vast majority the appartments are already disposed of. Do I need carry out the conveyancing searches as part of conveyancing in Aylesbury?
You would be taking a significant risk in failing carrying out Aylesbury conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying without a mortgage there is no legal requirement to have them, but we would strongly advise in the strongest possible terms that your lawyer conducts them. If speed and price are top of your issues you should discuss with your solicitor about the option of search insurance
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the house moving as a first time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Aylesbury.Do I collect the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Aylesbury?
On the day of completion you do not need to attend the conveyancers office in Aylesbury. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the owner’s solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be called to receive the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
Just acquired a semi-detached house in Aylesbury , how long should it take for the Land Registry to register my ownership? My Aylesbury conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be sure that my purchase is registered.
As far as conveyancing in Aylesbury is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within 12 days but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Historically registration occurs after the new owner has moved in to the property thus an expedited registration is not typically primary concern yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.