I am in a contract race with another prospective purchaser for a property in Selby. What can be done to speed up the legal process?

First, If you are under pressure for your conveyancing it is advisable to make sure that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will have local connections and know-how. It is even conceivable that they would have conducted otherhouses in the same street. Therefore consider using a Selby conveyancing solicitor. In addition, double check that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is understood that nearly one in five of Selby conveyancing deals are frustrated or derailed after discovering a buyer’s lawyer was not on their banks panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the transaction being held up by as much as 21 days. It is claimed that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home sales annually. Most Selby conveyancing firms can not represent certain banks so do check as early as possible.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Selby?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Selby. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I'm buying a new build house in Selby with a loan from . The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my lawyer about this extras as it may impact my loan with . Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.