I am buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Ashtead who is on the Alliance & Leicester solicitor. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Alliance & Leicester in certain locations such as Ashtead. We dont recommend any particular firm.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Ashtead and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. A high street Ashtead lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using an online conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Ashtead. We have lived in Ashtead for six years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
I'm buying my first flat in Ashtead with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not to tell my lawyer about this extras as it will affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
Given that I am about to spend 450k on a terraced house in Ashtead I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer regarding theconveyancing ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor due to be conducting your conveyancing in Ashtead.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique person, not a matter reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Ashtead should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
Last September I purchased a leasehold property in Ashtead. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
I am the registered owner of a two-bedroom flat in Ashtead. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum payable for the purchase of the freehold?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Ashtead flat is 33 The Maisonettes Alberta Avenue in June 2014. the Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of a new lease be the sum of £20,680 (Twenty Thousand six hundred and eighty pounds). This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 60.43 years.
At long last our conveyancing in Ashtead is set to complete this Friday, yet the owners I am buying from has asked to move out 24 hours later at PM. Can I accept this?
You can't complete on a Saturday due to the bank systems are not operating.