I am buying a semi-detached house in Alfriston. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Alfriston you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Alfriston.
I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when acquiring a property in Alfriston? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Alfriston?
Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you can assume that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Alfriston to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I have recentlybeen informed that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Alfriston for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Alfriston conveyancing specialists.
I am buying a new build flat in Alfriston. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Alfriston
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Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. 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.
My father has urged me to use his lawyers for conveyancing in Alfriston. Do I follow his recommendation?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Alfriston conveyancing lawyer it’s preferable to find a conveyancing lawyer is to have recommendations from friends or family who have actually experience in using the firm that you are considering.
I am a negotiator for a busy estate agent office in Alfriston where we see a few flat sales derailed due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received inconsistent advice from local Alfriston conveyancing firms. Please can you confirm whether the seller of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
I am the registered owner of a split level flat in Alfriston, conveyancing was carried out in 2008. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Alfriston with an extended lease are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease expires on 21st October 2100
With 75 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.