I am purchasing a property for cash in Abridge. I have resided for the last dozen years in Abridge. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I have knowledge of the road and vicinity intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Abridge conveyancing searches are optional. Your solicitor will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he is duty bound to do this. Do take into account; if you are intend to sell the house at a future date, it could be of importance to your prospective buyer what the searches determine. There are plenty of instances where houses with functional issues can still throw up negative search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Abridge will be able to give you some sensible advice in this regard.
My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Abridge. I I would like to check if they are accepted on the Halifax approved list of lawyers. Can you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?
The first thing to do is phone the solicitor and enquire whether they can act for the bank. Otherwise you should get in touch with Halifax who may be able to confirm.
I moved into my house on 11 November and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Abridge advises it would be registered in less than a month. Are properties in Abridge uniquely lengthy to register?
There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Abridge registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry need to notify any other parties. As of today roughly 80% of submission are fully addressed within two weeks but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Registration takes place after the buyer is living at the property thus an expedited registration is not usually primary concern yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer should speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I am buying a new build house in Abridge with a mortgage from Birmingham Midshires. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my conveyancer about this extras as it could impact my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Back In 2008, I bought a leasehold house in Abridge. Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing solicitor in Abridge who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Abridge conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can one make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Abridge conveyancing firm to assist?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Abridge conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Abridge flat is 201 & 201a St. Barnabas Road in October 2013. The Tribunal decided that the price to be paid by the Applicants for the freehold interest is £20,071. This case related to 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 69.26 years.
I recently discovered that one of the directors of the solicitors handling the purchase conveyancing in Abridge is is the mother of the vendor. Is this acceptable?
On the basis that there is no conflict of interest this is permitted. Where you are needing mortgage finance then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Santander as of 21/8/2026, the requirements read as follows :