Conveyancing Birmingham – Conveyancing advice for purchasing in Birmingham

Conservation Areas in Birmingham

As with so many other areas in England and Wales, Birmingham has numerous designated conservation areas which vary dramatically in, size, character and style. 

The Conservation areas are located throughout Birmingham. You should talk with your Solicitor as to whether or not the property you are purchasing is within a conservation area as this may affect the ability to obtain planning permission for alterations to the property.  In some circumstances, it may require specific consent for demolition of any part of the property and also affect the ability to do seemingly innocuous things like prune trees!.

Planning Permissions in Birmingham

Solicitors handling Birmingham transactions should point you to the relevant Council’s web site where you may find planning applications for historic planning documentation not only in respect of your property but also in respect of neighbouring properties.

If you are purchasing a property in Birmingham why not take advantage of the freely available information for applications that may be applicable to properties within the street where you are proposing to purchase.

Your conveyancing/property lawyer is not obliged to provide you with information relating to planning applications for surrounding properties so it for you to  check out this information.

New Build conveyancing in Birmingham

If you intend to purchase a newly built property in Birmingham there is a possibility that there will be restrictions within the deeds relating to parking.  Property lawyers with experience Birmingham properties should know where to look to find any such restrictions (it may well be that the restrictions are contained within a planning document known as a Section 104 Agreement, or the Lease of the property).  This may be something that you wish to check with your conveyancing solicitor if your conveyancing is not being conducted by Fridaysmove .

Ex Council properties in Birmingham

A significant number of leasehold flats in Birmingham are run by Birmingham Council, who will also be the landlord of the property.  When buying a leasehold property in Birmingham managed by the Local Authority you should specifically look to find out information about future works to your building as the Local Authority will have very detailed plans for future works for all properties which the Local Authority are the freehold owner.  Sometimes major works or maintenance  charge works can be very high. 

Clearly, you do not want to purchase a property only to find out that there are major works planned as you could be faced with a significant bill shortly after purchase.  Please ensure that your conveyancing solicitor makes appropriate enquiries.

The above advice is not intended to be a comprehensive list of investigations that a competent property lawyer would look for and merely represent a sample of the issues that may apply to a conveyancing transaction in Birmingham.  Fridaysmove would obviously be delighted to represent you on a purchase of a property in Birmingham but if you do not wish to use our services, then we would still recommend that you engage the services of a property lawyer who is familiar with the legal process for buying and selling properties in the region.

Fridaysmove 's recommended Solicitors have conducted hundreds of conveyancing matters in Birmingham over the years (including conveyancing new build developments.  Should you have any questions or require a quote, please contact us for more information.