Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Abridge costs more?
Abridge leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
I am assisting my niece sell her property in Abridge. Does the conveyancer commission an EPC or it is for the seller to coordinate?
After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was retained a required component of moving house. An energy performance certificate needs to be commissioned before the property is marketed. This is not a task that solicitors ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Abridge conveyancing solicitor they might be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with reputable local energy assessors
We were going to get a DIP from Barclays this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Barclays recommend any Abridge solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Abridge solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Barclays conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Barclays through the process.
It is unclear whether my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have telephoned my Abridge bank branch on numerous occasions and was informed it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Abridge conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- telephoned to say that they refuse to lend based on their specific requirements. Who do I believe?
Your property lawyer has to follow the CML Handbook section two specifications for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.
I acquired my house on 8 May and my personal details is not yet registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Abridge advises it should be registered in less than a month. Are titles in Abridge particularly slow to register?
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Abridge registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any other persons or bodies. Currently approximately 80% of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Historically registration takes place after the buyer is living at the premises so registration formalities is not usually top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers could contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Abridge is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Abridge are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Abridge you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Abridge may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Given that I will soon part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a terraced house in Abridge I wish to talk to a solicitor about myhouse move ahead of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we encourage - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer who will be doing your property ownership legalities in Abridge.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique person, not a file reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for your conveyancing in Abridge should be the figure that you end up paying.
Helen (my wife) and I may need to sub-let our Abridge ground floor flat temporarily due to a career opportunity. We used a Abridge conveyancing practice in 2004 but they have closed and we did not have the foresight to get any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
A small minority of properties in Abridge do contain a provision to say that subletting is only permitted with prior consent from the landlord. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Abridge conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Abridge residence 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 affected 2 flats. The unexpired lease term was 69.26 years.