We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Canonbury?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Canonbury.
This question may be naive but I am new to the process as FTB of a garden flat in Canonbury. Do I collect the keys to the house on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Canonbury?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you should be called to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens early afternoon.
My wife and I purchasing a victorian detached house in Canonbury. Our aim is to an extension at the rear at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to see if these alterations were previously refused?
Your property lawyer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Canonbury can on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of works or necessitated the consent of another owner. Certain works require local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
We expect to receive a DIP from UBS this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do UBS recommend any Canonbury solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Canonbury solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the UBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and UBS through the process.
I have todaybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Canonbury for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Canonbury conveyancing specialists.
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Canonbury I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Canonbury suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a house in Newport but live in Canonbury. My solicitor (who is 300 kilometers from merequires that I execute a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Canonbury to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Canonbury based
I own a leasehold house in Canonbury. Conveyancing and Chelsea Building Society mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing practitioner in Canonbury who previously acted has long since retired. Do I pay?
First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Canonbury conveyancing firm to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I am the leaseholder of a second floor flat in Canonbury. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount payable for the purchase of the freehold?
if there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to determine the price.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Canonbury residence is 5C Stoke Newington Road in April 2010. the Tribunal therefore concludes that the premium to be paid for the extended lease is £700.00 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 80.5 years.