Awareness of local issues and concerns can mean the difference between a stress-free move, and a drawn-out and difficult process. Relevant and up-to-date area information is gathered by our Property Lawyers thanks to their network of Norwich contacts. In addition, areas of particular concern or relevancy to Norwich property are thoroughly investigated.

We have assisted home movers throughout Norwich, including Conveyancing in NR1, NR2, NR3, NR4, NR6.

Development and Regeneration:

Projects being either considered or acted upon include Duke Street, Newmarket Road and the Lady Julian bridge.

Listed Buildings in Norwich

Special planning consent must be obtained for alterations, extensions or demolition of a listed building. Any planning consents relating to a home will be revealed in a local search, as will other relevant planning information. A purchaser's conveyancing solicitor will make enquiries about any works which the seller or any previous owner has carried out since the property was listed.

Your solicitor may instead inform you that the property is, or contains, a scheduled monument, and is protected by a similar set of restrictions. Such properties include Bishop Bridge, Bishop Salmon's Porch, Bishop's Palace Gate, and Broomholm Priory.

Norwich Road and Rail

Are you aware of local transport works, or the impact these may have on a proposed property purchase? This is why local searches are a crucial stage of the house-buying process. Local authority searches should list changes to parking or speed restrictions, and other significant roadworks. Bear in mind that funding for major projects may not become available for many years, if at all, so searches often reveal schemes which may never be carried out.

Issues to consider when your lawyer is not on your Lender's panel

Panels of solicitors are maintained by mortgage lenders in order to undertake legal work on mortgaged properties. Lenders have also reduced the size of their panels, setting more restrictive criteria for membership. If your lender does not accept your chosen solicitor, you must make a decision as to how to proceed:

• Obtain a mortgage from a less restrictive lender
• Instruct a solicitor whom your lender accepts
• Pay the lenders costs for their solicitor in addition to your own

It is usually cheaper to have the same firm act both for you and your lender, and carry out all the conveyancing work in connection with a purchase and the mortgage. Issues to consider if you intend to swap to a firm on the panel:

• The second firm may have a different fee structure, or higher fees
• Work which the first solicitor has completed already may need to be paid for regardless of your decision.
• Your new conveyancing solicitor may have weaker local knowledge.

Looking for a mortgage lender with a branch in Norwich, Norfolk, try:

• Santander, 1, Red Lion St, Aylsham, NR11 6ER - Tel: 0845 7654321
• NatWest Bank plc, 119, Boundary Rd, NR6 5JD - Tel: 0845 6002803
• Santander Mortgages, Orford Hill, NR1 3QB - Tel:
• Halifax, 24-26, St. Stephens Street, NR1 3SH - Tel: 0845 6813883
• Barclays Bank plc, Market Place, Aylsham, NR11 6EW - Tel: 0845 7555555
• Chelsea Building Society, 15-17, Red Lion Street, NR1 3QG - Tel: 01603 629833