Are the BSA planning on creating a searchable register to to identify law firms on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for example in Boscastle?
We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.
I need some quick conveyancing in Boscastle as I am faced with a deadline to sign on the dotted line inside one month. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
If.Given you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Boscastle the following are examples of what can arise and adversely affect future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Fees, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Boscastle I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Boscastle suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?
If you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Boscastle and how can you help?
The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to commercial leaseholders, giving them the legal entitlement to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and assist with commercial conveyancing in Boscastle
I’m about to sell my basement apartment in Boscastle. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have just had a yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
It best that you pay the service charge as normal given that all ground rent and maintenance charges will be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed 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 until 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. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Boscastle Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing
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The prefered form of lease arrangement is if the freehold title is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this arrangement the lessees enjoy being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is frequently employed if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. The answer will be useful as a) areas may cause problems in the block as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where services remain unpaid b) if the tenants have a dispute with the managing agents you will need to have all the details Who is in charge of the building?
To what extent are Boscastle conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to supply clear conveyancing costs?
Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are specific rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their charges to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, nevertheless, constitute the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Boscastle or further afield.