My friend suggested that if I am buying in Bagshot I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Bagshot conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Bagshot 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, Bagshot Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Bagshot.

I have todaydiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Bagshot for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Bagshot conveyancing specialists.

How does conveyancing in Bagshot differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Bagshot come to us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is constructed. This is because developers in Bagshot typically buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Bagshot or who has acted in the same development.

As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a property in Neath but reside in Bagshot. My solicitor (who is 300 miles awayhas requested that I sign a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Bagshot to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Bagshot based

Should local authority consent be needed to split a house into multiple flats in Bagshot? This has been done to a house opposite to my home in Bagshot and was ignorant of it happening until it was done.

Planning Consent yes. Building Regulations yes.