Willinstructing a Belgravia conveyancing practitioner make the legal process smoother?
Established third party relationships are another important factor to consider when appointing conveyancing lawyers. Belgravia law firms enjoy long term relationships with lenders and estate, local authorities, surveyors and other conveyancing firms meaning you will move in shortest possible time. Hosting specialist experience in the local area is also a plus .
Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Belgravia costs more?
Belgravia leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
I am buying a house and the conveyancer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the property may be obligated to contribute to because it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Belgravia
Unless a prior purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may expect conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Belgravia to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
Me and my brother have a renovated Edwardian property in Belgravia. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Platform Home Loans Ltd. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Belgravia and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.
We are four weeks into a freehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Belgravia. I am not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?
They would need to be really bad in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage been sent? If so you need to inform them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the lenders approved list to avoid supplemental expenses and complications. That should be your starting point. Our search tool can help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Belgravia
We expect to complete the sale of our £425,000 garden flat in Belgravia in just under a week. The freeholder has quoted £348 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Belgravia?
Belgravia conveyancing on leasehold apartments often involves the purchaser’s conveyancer submitting enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is not legally bound to respond to such questions the majority will be willing to do so. They are at liberty to levy a reasonable administration fee for answering questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average costs for the paperwork that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some transactions it is above £800. The management information fee invoiced by the landlord must be sent together with a summary of entitlements and obligations in respect of administration charges, otherwise the charge is technically not due. In reality one has no option but to pay whatever is requested of you if you want to exchange contracts with the buyer.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Belgravia conveyancing firm to represent me?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Belgravia conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Belgravia residence is Flat 3 47 Cadogan Square in December 2010. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable to the landord by the leaseholder for the lease extension was £732,935 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 13.33 years.