My Chelsea solicitor has discovered an inconsistency between the information in the home valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My lawyer has advised that he is duty bound to ensure that the lender is happy with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my lawyer’s approach right?
Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
We're in Chelsea, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Skipton , and our solicitor is on the Skipton conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Chelsea. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chelsea
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The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.
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Notwithstanding our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in trying to purchase the freehold in Chelsea. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Chelsea conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Chelsea flat is 150A Albert Palace Mansions Lurline Gardens in July 2013. The Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the new lease of the subject property was £42,069 This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 57.06 years.
What are the frequently found defects that you witness in leases for Chelsea properties?
There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Chelsea. All leases are drafted differently and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain provisions are not included. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:
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Service charge per centages that don't add up correctly leaving a shortfall
A defective lease will likely cause problems when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Birmingham Midshires, Leeds Building Society, and Nottingham Building Society all have very detailed requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is problematic they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the purchaser to pull out.
I have read on numerous online forums that before selecting a conveyancing solicitors they need approved by your lender. I am novice purchaser but I have an AIP from Nat West Bank and I already have a bricks and morter conveyancing lawyer in Chelsea on standby. Will Nat West Bank need an approved lawyer to be used? Does a list of panel firms even exist so I can choose a conveyancing solicitor in Chelsea?
You need to instruct a solicitor that is on the Nat West Bank panel. Simply telephone your chosen Chelsea conveyancing solicitor to check if they are on the Nat West Bank panel. If they are not on the panel you have a couple of alternatives available to you here:
- Carry on with your existing Chelsea conveyancer but Nat West Bank will no doubt appoint a solicitor from their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional fees and likely interruption.
- Get a new lawyer to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the Nat West Bank conveyancing panel.
- Convince your conveyancing practitioner to pull out all the stops to get listed on the Nat West Bank conveyancing panel.