Having sold my house in Abridge last December yet the purchaser is calling every few hours to moan that her solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

Post completion of your sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also confirm that the home loan has been discharged to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion steps specific conveyancing in Abridge.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could impact a commercial site in Abridge?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Abridge will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Abridge. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Abridge.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Abridge it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Abridge commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Abridge.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Abridge?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Abridge. 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Abridge is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in Abridge are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Abridge you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Abridge may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

How do I search for a Abridge law firm on the conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the solicitor.

You can use the search on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Abridge conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Abridge conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to verify whether they are on the member panel