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Castleton is a unique place, where regional insight is a significant benefit. The relaxed pace of life has an upside – but not when it comes to your conveyancing. The solicitors that we list display deep Castleton knowledge with a positive, hands-onapproach that ensures the conveyancing to progress actively engaging with all parties to reduce communication delays. It is a distinct advantage that they can make use of established relationships with mortgage brokers, local authorities, valuers and other Castleton conveyancing practitioners
I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must be out of my let out flat in Castleton by 27/1/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. How realistic is it to complete in 4 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice for your lease until exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not previously done so, contact to your lawyer and request that they chase the sellers lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work towards
I'm buying a new build house in Castleton benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent told me not disclose to my solicitor about this side-deal as it would impact my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Castleton I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Castleton for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 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 term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.
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I've recently bought a leasehold house in Castleton. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Leasehold Conveyancing in Castleton - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing
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How is the lease structured? On the whole the cost for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, albeit that a few managing agents in Castleton require leaseholders to pay into a reserve fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for larger repairs or maintenance. Is anyone aware of any major works in the planning that will increase the service charges?