The Future of Conveyancing in the Modern Age

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The world is becoming increasingly digitalized. It seems that in the future, we will see a huge technological difference in conveyancing. The modern conveyancing system in England & Wales was born in 1925, with the introduction of the Law of Property Act 1925 and Land Registration Act 1925. By 1998 the whole of England & Wales was designated a compulsory registration area and the Land Registration Act 2002 (which replaced the Land Registration Act 1925) effectively made registration of any type of land transaction (that is not just purchases and mortgages) compulsory. The result is that 60% of all land is...

20 February

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Why Regulated Searches are on the increase

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An important part of the process involving the purchase of property is conveyancing searches. These are used to provide a potential buyer with important information they can use to certify purchases and help them renegotiate offers, when necessary. However, the thing that often confuses many people when it comes to arranging property searches is the fact that there are two different types of searches. The two types of property searches used in the UK are the Regulated Local Authority Search and Council Local Authority Search. If you are looking to buy a home and come across these two terms, you may...

31 January

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Background to Property Searches

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The word “property searches” comprises numerous different searches offered by Local Government, Agencies of Government, commercial & utility organizations. The purpose of every search is to offer the client with information about any possible restrictions, benefits, conditions and obstructions which could disturb the property and eventually the clients’ usage and pleasure of it. There are several searches that exist, even though many are dedicated searches applicable only to a limited number of properties. They may cover all such things which include financial charges, flood risks, mine shafts to information about the environment. This blog delivers information about the most common...

22 November

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Personal Drainage Report

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Searches Direct can provide two types of Drainage & Water Searches, a Searches Direct produced Regulated Drainage & Water Search or a Water Company produced Drainage & Water Search. A Drainage & Water Search is a document often ordered by solicitors and conveyancers as part of the conveyancing process. Searches Direct can provide you with a Regulated Drainage & Water Search for Residential and Commercial properties, or areas of land. A Regulated Drainage & Water Search provides underwritten and guaranteed information, alerting purchasers to unnecessary risks giving them and their adviser’s security, peace of mind and a clear trail of responsibility back to...

30 October

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Different Types Of Drain Surveys For Different Houses.

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Victorian Terraced Houses: The rear extensions of Victorian terraced houses often suffer from subsidence due to leaking drains. If the original salt-glazed clayware drains, they are now over 100 years old and possibly suffering the effects of time, such as cracked pipes and porous pipe joints. 1960’s houses and bungalows: there is every chance that the drains are constructed with pitch fibre pipes. This type of pipe is now banned and for good reason: they have failed the test of time. Pitch fibre drains have a tendency to delaminate, deform and blister; conditions that tend to gradually worsen until blockages become a...

05 August

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Sewer Inspections for Older Homes

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Very few first-time home buyers ask for a sewer inspection before buying a home. Sewer inspections are not something most buyers think about. They know to get a home inspection, but sewer lines are almost an after thought, if it crosses a buyer’s mind at all. Yet it’s one of the most important inspections a buyer of older homes should conduct. The time to find out if a sewer is faulty or needs replacement is before buying a home, not after the fact. I recommend to all my buyers that they obtain a sewer inspection if the home is older than 20...

01 July

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Here are some of the reasons to have a drain survey carried out by a certified drainage surveyor on a property you are buying or selling.

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AN NADC C-D-S (Certified Drainage Surveyor) will provide you with easy to read and understand reports which will include: 1. Structural Condition Reporting/analysis 2. Mis-connections identification and reporting 3. Drainage system ownership – Private / Water Company 4. Mapping – drawing to show drainage system locations and components 5. Mortgage lenders may/will request a drain survey, Insurance company may/will request a drain survey. These reports will satisfy all parties including solicitors for CON29DW’s (Water Searches) 6. Home buyers may not be aware that a survey could provide all of the above information which is extremely important. 7. Water company could be for-warned about defects on there asset,...