Will my surveyor flag up any occupancy restrictions?
Will your survey alert you to occupancy restrictions? Hidden away in the Deeds (legal title documents) there can be all sorts of nasty restrictions, some of which can dramatically reduce the value of a property. One such example is where residential...
What to do about building work without Planning or Building Regulations consent
What if your surveyor or solicitor finds illegal building work? It’s not unusual to discover at the last minute that extensions or structural alterations don’t have the necessary consents. In other words they’re illegal. It also raises questions...
Delays answering preliminary enquiries
Delays in answering preliminary enquiries One of the first jobs for the buyer’s solicitor is to submit a long list of questions to the seller’s solicitor. These are standard questions printed on a form and include availability of mains services;...
Don’t blame the surveyor! Delays with contracts and searches
Problems with contracts and delays with searches Minor disagreements over the precise details in draft contracts have an unfortunate tendency to escalate into full-blown disputes. Draft contracts are normally based on standard templates with standard...
Mortgage Linked Life Insurance and Medical Reports
My Mortgage Lender Wants Me To Take Out Life Insurance – Should I Be Worried? Lenders sometimes insist on you taking out life insurance cover as a condition of the mortgage. This may apply in cases where applicants are of a certain age or have an...Save money by cutting out the banks
By arranging your home survey directly online - rather than via a mortgage lender - you can save the large chunk of the survey fee that the banks normally keep. They may still want to instruct a valuer to carry out their mortgage valuation, but don’t let them try to sell you an expensive Homebuyer or Building Survey from one of the large, target-driven, corporate firms on their 'panel'.
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