The deeds to our property can not be found. The solicitors who dealt with the conveyancing in Anerley 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your solicitor will be aware exactly where to locate all the suitable paperwork so you can buy or dispose of your property without any difficulty. Where copies can’t be located, your solicitor may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities against possible claims on the premises.
How does conveyancing in Anerley differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Anerley come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is finished. This is because builders in Anerley typically acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Anerley or who has acted in the same development.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Anerley prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a loan on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can look into this further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Anerley. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Anerley especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Anerley.
What does commercial conveyancing in Anerley cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Anerley covers a broad array of advice, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.
Completion is due on our sale of a £300,000 maisonette in Anerley in 10 days. The landlords agents has quoted £420 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Anerley?
Anerley conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes more often than not necessitates the buyer’s solicitor submitting enquiries for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to respond to these enquiries the majority will be willing to do so. They are entitled to invoice a reasonable administration fee for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average costs for the information that you are referring to is £350, in some transactions it exceeds £800. The administration charge levied by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of entitlements and obligations in respect of administration charges, without which the charge is technically not due. Reality however dictates that you have no option but to pay whatever is requested of you if you want to complete the sale of your home.
Following years of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Anerley. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Where there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to decide the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Anerley property is Flats 55, 67 & 70 Melbourne Court Anerley Road in July 2013. The tribunal calculated that the premium for the extended lease at £48,366.00 for at 55, and £88,329.00 for ats 67 and 70 combined. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 26.38 years.
I bought a house in Anerley last 8/5/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It was part of a development site and my lawyer told me that it can take over a year to complete the registration formalities. I have called the Land Registry directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. What can I do?
get in touch with your conveyancing practitioner - if you are not getting sensible responses, look up their internal complaints procedure and amplify your problem to a Partner. Registrations for Anerley conveyancing are not known to be particularly slow.