It is is a decade since I purchased my house in Dartmouth. Conveyancing lawyers have now been retained on the sale but I am unable to locate the deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be retained by your lender or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Dartmouth relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.
Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Dartmouth. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?
Having exchanged you must appoint a conveyancing lawyer as a matter of priority as you are faced with a pending deadline in which to complete the deal. Every auction property will ordinarily have a bespoke auction set of papers. This will include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold premises the auction papers should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to leasehold premises. You should give this to the solicitor instructed by you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that your finances are organised to complete on the on the contractual date .
I have instructed a Dartmouth lawyer having checked that they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Kent Reliance will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Kent Reliance will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancing practitioner will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Dartmouth postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Dartmouth.
I have finally had an offer on an apartment in Dartmouth agreed to, the vendors do however have a connected purchase. The sellers have offered on on an apartment, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other flats booked. I have instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth. What do I do now? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Coventry BS?
It is understandable to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Dartmouth conveyancing search costs, etc). The first thing to do is check that your conveyancer is on the Coventry BS approved list. As to the next steps this very much depends on the uniqueness of your case, attraction to this property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Coventry BS and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their solicitor to move forward with the conveyancing in Dartmouth.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Dartmouth. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Dartmouth of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Dartmouth. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dartmouth
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Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply a car parking plan. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Dartmouth is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?
Flying freeholds in Dartmouth are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Dartmouth may ascertain 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.
Would local authority consent be required to convert a single dwelling into two appartments in Dartmouth? This has taken place to a house next door to a friend in Dartmouth and was unaware of it happening until the works were done.
Planning permission is needed for splitting a single house in Dartmouth into flats but probably not for reverting once again to single dwelling-house so, simply put, yes,a it is required.