Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Batley even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance where I wish to buy an office in Batley with a mortgage from The Royal Bank of Scotland?
The service is mainly utilised to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Batley but we have recorded towards the end of this page a selection of Batley commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to see if they can also act for The Royal Bank of Scotland
I am selling my apartment in Batley. Does my conveyancing practitioner need to be on the Nottingham conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Nottingham conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently at the moment.
What can a local search reveal concerning the property we're purchasing in Batley?
Batley conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for example Searches UK The local search is essential in every Batley conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search will supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject areas.
It has been 3 months since my purchase conveyancing in Batley completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Fifty years unexpired on my lease in Batley. I now wish to extend my lease but my freeholder is absent. What are my options?
On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the landlord. On the whole a specialist should be useful to conduct investigations and to produce an expert document which can be used as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Batley.
I purchased a split level flat in Batley, conveyancing was carried out in 1998. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding properties in Batley with over 90 years remaining are worth £206,000. The ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2092
With 66 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £12,400 and £14,200 plus costs.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
How do I establish who owns a house in Batley?
As long as the property is registered with the Land Registry, and you have sufficient details of the location of the premises, you will be able to view results from the HM Land Registry of the registered proprietor for a for less than a fiver.