Do the conveyancing practitioners that are recommend carry out auction conveyancing in Bath?
There are a few auction lawyers we can connect you with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Bath is just one of our locations in which our lawyers are based.
It is 10 years ago since I acquired my house in Bath. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been retained on the sale but I am unable to track down my title documents. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they could still be with the conveyancers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Bath relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more of a problem but is resolvable.
How does conveyancing in Bath differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Bath approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Bath tend to buy the land, 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 property lawyers 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Bath or who has acted in the same development.
Taking into account that I will soon part with £400,000 on a house in Bath I would like to have a conversation with the conveyancer concerning thehome move before appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we recommend - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Bath.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique individual, not a file number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Bath should be the figure that you are charged.
I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Bath. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.
If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Bath - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Bath - A selection of Queries before buying
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The majority of Bath leasehold apartments will incur a service charge for maintenance of the block levied on behalf of the freeholder. If you purchase the property you will have to meet this charge, normally periodically accross the year. This can be anything from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common grounds. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent to be met annual, this is usually not a exorbitant figure, say about £50-£100 but you need to check it because on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds. Be sure to investigate if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. By way of example it is very common in Bath leases that pets are not permitted in certain buildings in Bath. If you love the propertyin Bath however your cat is not allowed to live with you then you will be presented with a hard compromise. If a Bath lease has less than 80 years it will have adverse implications on the salability of the apartment. It is worth checking with your mortgage company that they are content with remaining years on the lease. A short lease means that you will most likely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of what this will be. Remember, in most cases you will need to own the property for a couple of years in order to be eligible to carry out a lease extension.
Is planning permission required to convert a single dwelling into two flats in Bath? This has been carried out to a house next door to my house in Bath and was not aware of the conversion until it was finished.
Planning Permission yes. Building Regulations yes.