We are planning to purchase with Earl Shilton BS. I dropped in 3 or 4 local solicitors yet am struggling to find a Barnehurst conveyancing firm on the Earl Shilton BS panel. Please you assist?
Please do take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Please choose the lender and type Barnehurst or your location and you will discover numerous solicitors located in Barnehurst or near you.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Barnehurst I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 61 years on the lease. There is not much else in Barnehurst suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you require a home loan that many years may be problematic. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
How difficult is it to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to choose a firm on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing list. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Barnehurst five minutes from me but she is not approved by Platform Home Loans Ltd
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Barnehurst on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Barnehurst. Using search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Barnehurst.
I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Barnehurst for my house move. Can I review a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public can search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded telephone calls for training requirements.
Back In 2005, I bought a leasehold flat in Barnehurst. Conveyancing and Accord Mortgages Ltd mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing practitioner in Barnehurst who previously acted has long since retired. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Barnehurst conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. 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.
I am the registered owner of a ground floor flat in Barnehurst. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium due for the purchase of the freehold?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Barnehurst conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Barnehurst premises is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case was in relation to 13 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 76 years.
My wife and I plan to acquire our first property in Barnehurst. Conveyancing lawyer has been instructed. The mortgage adviser advised that a survey is not necessary as the property is only fifteen years old.
As the bare minimum you need a Home Buyer's Report. Given the residence was constructed over a decade ago the property will not benefit from a warranty, so you would be well advised not to take a risk. For a property that age with no signs of problems a Home Buyer's report could be enough. They will highlight any obvious issues and suggest further investigation where relevant. If there are any indications of material issues seek a comprehensive structural survey.