We went with a local lawyer for my conveyancing in Crossness last week. Upon checking the fine print I seeI am on the hook for fees even if the sale doesn't happen. Should I go with them or select an internet conveyancing brokerage who offer no move no charge conveyancing in Crossness?
Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is advertised then the fee levels will tend to be be higher to cover those transactions that abort. Do bear in mind that such schemes generally do not protect you from expenses for instance Crossness conveyancing search costs.
Having sold my house in Crossness last September but my buyer keeps whats apping daily complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened following completion?
Post completion of your disposal your solicitor should send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where appropriate, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Crossness.
I am considering applying for a Skipton mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) in Crossness with 70% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Skipton ?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Skipton will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
I have todaybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Crossness for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, 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 Crossness conveyancing specialists.
My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the estate agent advised that the vendor will only move forward if we instruct their recommended solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Crossness
It is highly unlikely the owners are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to instruct your own,trusted Crossness conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a commission or achieve conveyancing targets pre-set by corporate headquarters.
I work for a reputable estate agency in Crossness where we have witnessed a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received inconsistent advice from local Crossness conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or at the same time as completion of the sale.
An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
I inherited a garden flat in Crossness. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for the purchase of the freehold?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Crossness conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Crossness flat is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case was in relation to 13 flats. The unexpired term was 76 years.