It has come to my attention via my mortgage adviser that my Coney Hall lawyer is not on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. What can I do to check?
You need to call your Coney Hall lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Coney Hall conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
I am purchasing a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Coney Hall who is on the Nationwide Building Society approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nationwide Building Society in certain locations such as Coney Hall. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Coney Hall prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to grant a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Coney Hall. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I am a sole trader intending to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-sale-no fees for commercial conveyancing in Coney Hall for below 2k?
We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Coney Hall, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are intending to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we will put you in touch with the right firm. Regarding the charges these will vary based on the structure and complexity of the deal. Let us have your contact information or telephone so as to enable us to provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.
As co-executor for the will of my father I am selling a house in Neath but I am based in Coney Hall. My conveyancer (approximately 200 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Coney Hall to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Coney Hall
My wife and I have hit a brick wall in negotiating a lease extension in Coney Hall. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Coney Hall conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Coney Hall premises is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 50.57 years.
What makes a Coney Hall lease defective?
Leasehold conveyancing in Coney Hall is not unique. Most leases are drafted differently and drafting errors can result in certain provisions are erroneous. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:
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A duty to insure the building Repairing obligations to or maintain elements of the building
You will have difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. National Westminster Bank, Bank of Scotland, and Nottingham Building Society all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is defective they may refuse to provide security, forcing the buyer to withdraw.