My financial adviser has asked me for my Cheltenham solicitor’s panel member for the Nat West conveyancing panel. How do I discover this. I have tried my local Cheltenham branch but they don't know it.
You are best placed to get this information from your Cheltenham conveyancing practitioner . They retain a central record lender panel numbers.
Can the conveyancing solicitors indexed on your site conduct right to buy conveyancing in Cheltenham?
We do have numerous conveyancing practitioners carrying out right to buy conveyancing Please call the solicitors listed with a view to obtain a costs calculation.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Cheltenham?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Cheltenham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Cheltenham. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Cheltenham
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Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.
I was recommended by numerous estate agents in Cheltenham to get a quote from a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your lawyers over and above a competitor’s?
We refuse to offer any referral fee for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Cheltenham with the purpose of saving time on the sale process?
- A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Cheltenham can be reduced where you appoint lawyers the minute you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold information which will be required by the purchasers’ representatives. You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be wise to double-check by asking your lawyers. A buyer’s conveyancer will not be happy to advise their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the remaining number of years is below 75 years. It is therefore essential at an early stage that you identify whether the lease term for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are settled before the property is marketed. The buyers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where a dispute is unsettled. You will have to accept that you will have to discharge any arrears of service charge or settle 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 will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is clearly preferable to reveal the dispute as historic as opposed to unresolved. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s consent? Have you, for example laid down wooden flooring? Most leases in Cheltenham state that internal structural changes or laying down wooden flooring calls for a licence issued by the Landlord consenting to such alterations. Where you dont have the paperwork to hand do not communicate with the landlord without contacting your lawyer in advance.
I own a 1st floor flat in Cheltenham, conveyancing having been completed 9 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Equivalent properties in Cheltenham with a long lease are worth £180,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2084
With just 58 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £22,800 and £26,400 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.