Do the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service execute attended exchange conveyancing in Colwall?
There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. You should call us to obtain a fee calculation and details as to dates.
My grandfather passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Colwall. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to RBS, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Where you intend to refinance then RBS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the RBS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your RBS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the RBS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Colwall 10 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
These day there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your solicitor should know exactly where to look for all the suitable paperwork so you can purchase or dispose of your house without any difficulty. If copies can’t be located, your solicitor can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on your property.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Colwall. 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 questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Colwall
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Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
My step-father has encouraged me to appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Colwall. Do I follow his recommendation?
No doubt it’s preferable to find a conveyancing practitioner is to have guidance from friends or relatives who have used the firm you're considering.
I have recently realised that I have 62 years left on my flat in Colwall. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?
On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to locate the lessor. In some cases an enquiry agent may be helpful to try and locate and to produce a report which can be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Colwall.
I invested in buying a 2 bed flat in Colwall, conveyancing was carried out in 2007. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Colwall with an extended lease are worth £170,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2103
With only 78 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £7,600 and £8,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account 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 before getting professional advice.