Residential Conveyancing
At Arscotts, we pride ourselves on being able to provide a dedicated conveyancing service to our clients.
We believe that the conveyancing service should be one that takes the worry out of moving home. Our team of conveyancing specialists will help you every step of the way.
We recognise that, for your move to go through as smoothly as possible, we need to work in partnership with you, the estate agents, mortgage brokers and surveyors and keep everyone up to date on the progress throughout the transaction.
We offer as standard the following services, another way we believe of making your home moving transaction as stress free as possible:
- FREE First Time Buyer Consultations - we understand that buying a property for the first time can be very daunting and we are delighted to offer all first time buyers a FREE consultation if they require it.
- FREE Homecall Service (available in certain areas) - to complement our already extensive service, we also offer a FREE, NO OBLIGATION Homecall Service. One of our experienced home moving consultants will visit you at your home and
- talk you through the conveyancing process; and
- explain the forms that need to be completed (and where necessary, will help you to complete them)
To look into a Homecall Service or First Time Buyer Consultation please call us on 01273 716445 or email Katie Lawley and she will be happy to discuss this with you.
- Text/Email/Phone Updates.
- Home Information Packs - we are able to put you in contact with HIPS UK who can provide you with a cost effective Home Information Pack.
- Arscotts Removal Service - we have teamed up with a local removal firm, Chess Moves, who will be offering discounted prices and preferential dates to our clients. We can liaise with your conveyancer and the removal company on your behalf, and if you would like to know more please contact removals@arscotts.com.
Home Information Packs
Although there have been some recent changes in how property transactions take place, the Government have still done little advertising about Home Information Packs, which has left people slightly confused.
The onus is now on the seller, rather than the buyer, to carry out the searches for the property that they are selling which can be a bonus for some first time buyers, who could save around £150 by not having to get them carried out.
Most people are put off by paying money up front to commission the HIP, although you are paying up front for the pack most of the costs you would still need to pay in a standard sale and purchase anyway. If you are selling and buying and both properties have a HIP the additional cost of moving is minimal most of the related costs are in the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which is the only new element of the pack.
The EPC has been introduced as part of EU Legislation to help us improve how "energy efficient" our homes are. The report makes recommendations in three price stages on what affects the household bills from using energy saving lightbulbs to installing solar panels.
All residential properties now need a HIP on order before a property can gon on the market and there are few exceptions.
Arscotts recommend HIPS UK to provide HIPS for clients and if you would like to know any more or would like to order a HIP please contact HIPS UK directly (01273) 716440 or email info@hipsuk.co.uk.
