Our lender has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Chafford Hundred but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Chafford Hundred round the corner to me. Can you help?
It is by no means the case that all Chafford Hundred conveyancing practitioners are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to locate a Chafford Hundred conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.
My relative recommended that if I am purchasing in Chafford Hundred I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Chafford Hundred conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Chafford Hundred around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Chafford Hundred Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Chafford Hundred Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Chafford Hundred.
Just bought a semi-detached house in Chafford Hundred , how long should it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my ownership? My Chafford Hundred conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain the registration is dealt with.
As far as conveyancing in Chafford Hundred registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any third parties. Currently in the region of three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within two weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration is effected after the new owner has moved in to the property so an expedited registration is not usually primary concern yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Chafford Hundred is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Chafford Hundred are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chafford Hundred may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
Am I right to be wary about 3rd parties that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street Chafford Hundred conveyancing firm?
As is the case with lots of service providers, often suggestions from family and friends can be extremely useful or valuable. But there are numerous people with a vested interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders may recommend solicitors to instruct. Sometimes these solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there might be a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are at liberty to select your preferred conveyancer. Don't forget that the majority of lenders operate an approved list of law firms you have to use for the mortgage aspect of your house move.
I am employed by a reputable estate agency in Chafford Hundred where we have experienced a number of flat sales put at risk due to short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Chafford Hundred conveyancing solicitors. Can you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or at the same time as completion of the sale.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without getting anywhere. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Chafford Hundred conveyancing firm to assist?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Chafford Hundred conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chafford Hundred property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case affected 13 flats. The unexpired term was 76 years.