A relative advised me that in purchasing a property in Ickenham there may be various restrictions preventing external changes to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Ickenham which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Ickenham should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I have been told that property searches are the primary cause of obstruction in Ickenham conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Ickenham.
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Ickenham. Now, I need my files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Ickenham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.