I am buying a right to buy a flat in Elm Park. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Elm Park you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Elm Park.

I have recentlybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Elm Park for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out 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 Elm Park conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Elm Park. 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 can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Elm Park

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Elm Park in advance of instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to issue a mortgage on such a property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you e-mail us we can investigate further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Elm Park. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Elm Park especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Elm Park.

Am I better off to appoint a Elm Park conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can deal with the conveyancing however his firm is located 200kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Elm Park conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute paperwork, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Elm Park know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were content that should trump using an unfamiliar Elm Park conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.