How up to date is your database of Battersea solicitors on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel? Do Yorkshire BS send you an updated list?
Battersea conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Yorkshire BS directly.
The Battersea conveyancing solicitors that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Battersea have without warning shut down. I chose them because I needed a firm on the Barclays conveyancing panel and my preferred Battersea lawyer was not. I cut them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What do I do now?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Barclays conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.
I am helping my aunt sell her house in Battersea. Does the conveyancing solicitor order an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
After the demise of HIPs, EPC’s was retained a mandatory part of selling a house. An energy performance certificate must be commissioned before the property is put on the market. This is not something that solicitors ordinarily organise. If you are using a Battersea conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established Battersea energy assessors
We previously selected conveyancers based in Battersea on the Lloyds solicitor approved list. They are now charging me an additional fee for handling the Lloyds mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Lloyds?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. This fee is not set by Lloyds but by your Battersea conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the Lloyds panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
My wife and I have arranged the release of further funds on our home loan from Leeds Building Society as we intend to conduct a loft conversion to our property in Battersea. Do we need to choose a local Battersea solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Leeds Building Society do not ordinarily instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.
Just bought a detached house in Battersea , how long should it take for the Land Registry to register my proprietorship? My Battersea conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain the land registry aspects are concluded.
As far as conveyancing in Battersea is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any interested persons or bodies. Currently in the region of 80% of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Registration takes place once the purchaser has moved in to the property so 'speed' is not usually primary concern but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the property agent advised that the seller will only proceed if we appoint their recommended conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Battersea
It is improbable the owners are behind this. Should the owner require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to appoint your preferred Battersea conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothe ones that will earn the estate agent a referral fee or meet his conveyancing figures set by head office.
I am intending to rent out my leasehold flat in Battersea. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Is permission from the freeholder required?
The lease governs the relationship between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will say if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The rule is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. The majority of leases in Battersea do not prevent subletting altogether – such a clause would adversely affect the market value the flat. Instead, there is usually simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a duplicate of the sublease.
I inherited a ground floor flat in Battersea. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount due for a lease extension?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Battersea conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Battersea residence is 150A Albert Palace Mansions Lurline Gardens in July 2013. The Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the new lease of the subject property was £42,069 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 57.06 years.