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Leasehold: the questions to ask before you offer
A lease is a diminishing asset with running costs attached. Both are knowable before you commit.
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Conveyancing, searches, title and the documents that hold a purchase up.
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What conveyancing is actually doing while nothing appears to happen
The silent weeks in a transaction are searches, enquiries and title checks. Knowing the sequence makes the wait legible.
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Title, registration and what the plan actually shows
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Restrictive covenants and the things you cannot do
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Rights of way, shared drives and access you rely on
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Boundaries: the fence is not the legal line
Boundary disputes cost far more than the land involved, and they usually begin with two people reading the same plan differently.
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Indemnity insurance covers a risk, not a defect
It is offered whenever paperwork is missing, and it is worth knowing exactly what it pays for and what it does not.
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Work done without consent, and how it gets resolved
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Exchange, completion and what changes at each moment
Two separate events transfer risk and ownership, and in some systems they happen on different days for very good reasons.
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Choosing a conveyancer, and what no sale no fee means
The cheapest quote and the lowest total cost are frequently different firms, and responsiveness has a value in a chain.