Souldusing a Coulsdon conveyancing practitioner make the ownership transfer smoother?
Established third party connections is an important consideration when choosing conveyancing lawyers. Coulsdon conveyancers benefit from connections with financial advisers and agents, local authorities, valuers and other conveyancing firms meaning the whole process is going to be much more straightforward for you. Having years of experience in the local area is also a plus .
Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Coulsdon?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Coulsdon your lawyer will request that you to provide them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is payable against the purchase price then this should be asked for shortly before contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is due should be transferred a couple of days prior to the completion date.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Coulsdon is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Coulsdon are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Coulsdon you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Coulsdon may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
How do I search for a Coulsdon solicitor on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am happy to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the lawyer.
You can use the search on this page. Please select a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Coulsdon conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Coulsdon conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can call them to check whether they are on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a house in Monmouth but reside in Coulsdon. My solicitor (approximately 235 kilometers awayneeds me to sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Coulsdon to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Coulsdon based
Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £225,000 flat in Coulsdon next Monday. The landlords agents has quoted £360 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Coulsdon?
Coulsdon conveyancing on leasehold flats usually involves the purchaser’s conveyancer sending enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is not legally bound to address these enquiries the majority will be content to assist. They are entitled to charge a reasonable administration fee for responding to enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average costs for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some cases it is above £800. The management information fee levied by the landlord must be sent together with a summary of entitlements and obligations in respect of administration charges, without which the invoice is not strictly payable. In reality you have no choice but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to exchange contracts with the buyer.
After years of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Coulsdon. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to determine the premium.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Coulsdon premises is 223 Brighton Road in September 2013. The premium payable for the acquisition freehold of the properties should be £10,934 (Ten thousand,nine hundred and thirty four pounds) This case was in relation to 3 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 75 years.