I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must leave my rented flat in Chesham by 28/2/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. How realistic is it to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not provide notice for your tenancy until you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, update to your conveyancer and request that they apply pressure on the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work towards
I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for hinderance in Chesham house deals. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Chesham.
I have recentlyfound out that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Chesham for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I check that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest method to see if the premises 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 Chesham conveyancing specialists.
I have been pointed in your direction by a few selling agents in Chesham to find a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to promote your site over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t give any financial incentive for sending work our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
Back In 2009, I bought a leasehold house in Chesham. Conveyancing and Alliance & Leicester mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Chesham who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. You do not need to incur the fees of a Chesham conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I am the registered owner of a 2 bed flat in Chesham, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2009. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding properties in Chesham with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2092
You have 67 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £10,500 and £12,000 plus costs.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
A licensed conveyancer acted on my conveyancing in Chesham seven years past and was holding my deeds but has now closed – What can I do to get hold of these?
Deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for most properties in Chesham are archived digitally at Land Registry. Where you need to prove evidence of proprietorship or are disposing of or refinancing your lawyer should obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.