I require conveyancing for a flat in a relatively new development (five years old) in Gaydon. 95% of the properties have already been sold. Is it really necessary to order neighbourhood searches as part of conveyancing in Gaydon?

You are taking a significant risk in refusing to carrying out Gaydon 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 mortgage free there is no legal necessity to have them, but we would strongly advise in the strongest possible terms that you have them. If accelerating the process and price are primary concerns you should discuss with your solicitor about the options such as lack of search insurance available to you

How up to date is your database of Gaydon solicitors on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel? Do Yorkshire BS send you an updated list?

Gaydon conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Yorkshire BS directly.

This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a first time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Gaydon. Do I collect the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Gaydon?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the owner’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you should be invited to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.

I'm the single recipient of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Gaydon. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in October. I want to move. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the property in October. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be impacted by that. Most lenders would take a sensible view as this provision chiefly exists to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a Gaydon lawyer having made sure that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Leeds Building Society will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Leeds Building Society will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Gaydon postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Gaydon.

How does conveyancing in Gaydon differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Gaydon come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because developers in Gaydon tend to acquire the site, 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 conveyancers 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Gaydon or who has acted in the same development.

How varied are the property related services that Gaydon conveyancing firms deal with?

In the main Gaydon conveyancing solicitors will carry out a number of assistance to home and land proprietors, vendors, investors, freeholders and leaseholders which may include:

Standard residential sale conveyancing in Gaydon and nationally Residential purchase conveyancing in Gaydon and countrywide Gaydon conveyancing for Employee Relocation conveyancing schemes in and outside of Gaydon Transferring equity for instance transfer of an interest in a property Equity Release conveyancing Advising in respect of rights of drainage, services, and access (Easements)