Recently been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Barkingside who acted for me 18 months ago and wanted a conveyancing quote based on the same type of home move (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a home loan from Godiva Mortgages Ltd. I am now being charged double. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you you were to look around you might decrease the fees slightly by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, providing that you were pleased with the service the firm gave you maycome to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. If is important to ensure that the firm can act for Godiva Mortgages Ltd. You can utilise our search tool to choose a Barkingside conveyancing firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Barkingside.
Completed the sale of my flat in Barkingside last September but my buyer keeps whats apping me complaining that his solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
After completion of your disposal your lawyer is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your conveyancer must also evidence that the home loan has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures just for conveyancing in Barkingside.
Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is expelled from the TSB Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Barkingside?
First, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Barkingside 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?
Assuming you have a registered title the details of your ownership will be held by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is possible to carry out a search at the Land Registry, find your house and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for £20 inclusive of VAT.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Barkingside ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may not issue a mortgage on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Barkingside. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Barkingside especially if they are familiar with such properties in Barkingside.
Back In 2002, I bought a leasehold flat in Barkingside. Conveyancing and Santander mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Barkingside who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
First make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Barkingside conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I am the proprietor of a garden flat in Barkingside. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for the purchase of the freehold?
if there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Barkingside residence is 104 Coventry Road in July 2014. The Tribunal determined that the lease extension permium should be £22,896.15 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 60.29 years.