Finally the sale completed on my house in Whitchurch last March but my buyer keeps telephoning every few hours to moan that his solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

Post completion of your house sale your solicitor is duty bound to send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where relevant, your conveyancer should also confirm that the home loan has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Whitchurch.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could affect a commercial site in Whitchurch?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Whitchurch will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Whitchurch. The search result sets out 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 Whitchurch.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Whitchurch 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 cause delays to Whitchurch commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Whitchurch.

I am buying a new build house in Whitchurch benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my solicitor about the deal as it may affect my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Whitchurch is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Whitchurch are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Whitchurch you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Whitchurch may ascertain 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.

I have been advised by numerous selling agents in Whitchurch to find a conveyancer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to promote your services ahead of a competitor’s?

We don’t offer any financial incentive for sending work in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.