It is is a decade since I purchased my property in Brent Park. Conveyancing solicitors have just been retained on the sale but I can't track down the title documents. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by the mortgage company or they could be archived with the lawyers who handled the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Brent Park involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Brent Park what would it be?
Do not opt for the cheapest Brent Park conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.
I am assisting my niece sell her house in Brent Park. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission an energy assessment or it is for the seller to coordinate?
Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was maintained a mandatory component of moving property. An energy assessment needs to be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. It is not something that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Brent Park conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with reputable local assessors
My father advised me that in buying a property in Brent Park there could be various restrictions preventing external alterations to a property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Brent Park which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Brent Park should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are the main cause of hinderance in Brent Park conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Brent Park.
I am looking to sell my property. My former solicitors closed down. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Brent Park if that makes a difference.
Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Brent Park. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a property in Monmouth but live in Brent Park. My solicitor (approximately 235 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Brent Park to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Brent Park
Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Brent Park with the aim of expediting the sale process?
- Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Brent Park can be bypassed if you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ conveyancers. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are settled before the property is marketed. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where there is an ongoing dispute. You may have to bite the bullet and pay any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose particulars of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as over as opposed to unsettled. The majority of landlords or Management Companies in Brent Park levy fees for providing management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the fee that they propose to charge. The management pack can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most common cause of delay in leasehold conveyancing in Brent Park. A minority of Brent Park leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their solicitors. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s permission? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Brent Park leases often stipulate that internal structural changes or addition of wooden flooring necessitate a licence issued by the Landlord acquiescing to such changes. Where you dont have the approvals in place do not communicate with the landlord without checking with your conveyancer in the first instance.
Despite our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in negotiating a lease extension in Brent Park. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
if there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Brent Park flat is 7 Craven Park in June 2009. The tribunal considered it unnecessary to value the garage as an independent investment or to value each flat separately, providing that the marriage value calculation uses only the participating flats. Accordingly, the price determined by the Tribunal was £41,140 This case affected 5 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 73.14 years.