My Solicitor in Beaminster is not on the Birmingham Midshires Conveyancing Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Birmingham Midshires panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Beaminster solicitors but Birmingham Midshires will need to retain a conveyancer on their panel. This will result in additional total legal charges and result in delays.
- Find a new lawyer to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Birmingham Midshires panel
I am purchasing a house and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the house could be obligated to contribute to because it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in Beaminster
Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Beaminster to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Beaminster. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Beaminster of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one close by in Beaminster I like with amenity areas and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Beaminster for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
Hoping to buy a property located in Beaminster and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Beaminster. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Beaminster area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Beaminster. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I have just appointed agents to market my 2 bed flat in Beaminster. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have just received a half-yearly service charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
The sensible thing to do is pay the service charge as you normally would because all ground rent and service charges will be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Beaminster - Examples of Queries Prior to buying
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What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the property? The majority of Beaminster leasehold apartments will have a service bill for the upkeep of the block set on behalf of the freeholder. Should you purchase the property you will have to meet this liability, normally periodically during the year. This could differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large communal areas. There will also be a rentcharge for you to pay yearly, this is usually not a exorbitant sum, say around £25-£75 but you need to enquire it because on occasion it can be prohibitively expensive. Can you inform me if there are any major works in the planning that will likely add a premium to the maintenance fees?