Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house can not be found. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Tooting 5 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?
Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be retained by HMLR with a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and get up to date copies of the property title for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for twenty pounds.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Tooting. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Tooting
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Please supply a car parking plan. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.
Hoping to buy a property located in Tooting and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Tooting. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Tooting area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Tooting. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
Should I appoint a Tooting conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am purchasing? An old friend can carry out the legal work but they are based 200miles away.
The primary upside of using a local Tooting conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute documents, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have used your friend and in the main were content that should surpass using an unfamiliar Tooting conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.
I’m about to sell my 2 bed flat in Tooting. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have just received a yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the service charge as normal as all ground rent and maintenance invoices should be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
Notwithstanding our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in trying to purchase the freehold in Tooting. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Tooting conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Tooting premises is 14 Nutwell Street in January 2014. The premium payable for the acquisition of a new lease of the subject premises was in the sum of £30,523 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 62.94 years.
I am considering instructing a web based conveyancer rather than a Tooting conveyancing firm. Any advice?
There are advantages of having the option pop in to a local Tooting conveyancing solicitor such as
- signing documents on short notice
- getting face-to-face explanations of things that you need help with
- the ability to complain if things need to addressed
When analysing estimates, look carefully for hidden extras. The majority decent Tooting high street solicitors give an all-inclusive price. Many online agents appear to offer low cost fees, but have hidden 'extras' in the fine print.