Are the Arnside conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Santander conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Santander?
Arnside conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Santander conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Santander directly.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Arnside?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Arnside. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Arnside. 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.
Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Arnside
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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. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Arnside ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to grant a loan on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Arnside. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Arnside especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Arnside.
My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the property agent has warned us that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct their recommended conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Arnside
We suspect that the seller is not behind this ultimatum. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to use your own,trusted Arnside conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide their estate agent a referral fee or meet his conveyancing figures set by corporate headquarters.
Back In 2003, I bought a leasehold flat in Arnside. Conveyancing and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing solicitor in Arnside who previously acted has long since retired. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Arnside conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
Arnside Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider before Purchasing
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Be sure to investigate if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. For example plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in certain buildings in Arnside. If you love the flatin Arnside but your dog can’t move with you then you have a very difficult determination. If a Arnside lease has no more than 80 years it will affect the value of the property. Check with your mortgage company that they are content with remaining years on the lease. A short lease means that you will almost definitely require a lease extension at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this would cost. For most Arnsidelease extensions you would be be obliged to have owned the residence for 24 months before you are entitled to extend the lease. The answer will be important as a) areas may cause problems in the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if maintenance are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the running of the building you will need to have complete disclosure