My father advised me that in purchasing a property in Ouston there could be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Ouston which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Ouston should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I'm spending time viewing apartments in Ouston and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I will be getting a home loan with UBS.

It would be sensible to commence your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the estate agent. As you are obtaining a mortgage with UBS, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Skipton. Is it usual for Skipton to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Ouston is approved on their conveyancing panel? Skipton have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Skipton to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I have been told that property searches are the main reason for stalling in Ouston conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Ouston.

I was recommended by numerous selling agents in Ouston to find a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to market your site over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to make any commission for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but reside in Ouston. My conveyancer (approximately 200 kilometers awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Ouston to witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Ouston based

I own a leasehold house in Ouston. Conveyancing and Virgin Money mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in Ouston who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Ouston conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Ouston Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing

The answer will be useful as a) areas may cause problems for the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where repairs remain unpaid b) if the tenants have a dispute with the managing agents you will need to know about it Does the lease contain onerous restrictions? It is important to be aware if a new roof is being put on or some other major work is coming up to be shared by the tenants and may well dramatically increase the the service costs or result in a specific payment.