I require conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (seven years old) in Dartmouth Park. Almost all the appartments are already disposed of. Do I need carry out the local searches for my conveyancing in Dartmouth Park?
You are taking a significant risk in failing carrying out Dartmouth Park conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying mortgage free there is no legal necessity to have them, but we would absolutely advise in no uncertain terms that you have them. Where time pressures and price are primary concerns you should discuss with your conveyancer about the option of search insurance
Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth Park even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance where I intend to acquire an office in Dartmouth Park with a mortgage from Platform Home Loans Ltd?
Our comparison service is primarily utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Dartmouth Park but we have listed at the bottom of this page a selection of Dartmouth Park commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the company directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Platform Home Loans Ltd
I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Dartmouth Park. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact 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 Park of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
About to purchase a new build flat in Dartmouth Park. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dartmouth Park
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Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply a car parking plan. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Dartmouth Park ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders will refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you call us we can investigate further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Dartmouth Park. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Dartmouth Park to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
My fiance and I may need to sub-let our Dartmouth Park 1st floor flat for a while due to taking a sabbatical. We used a Dartmouth Park conveyancing firm in 2003 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time get any guidance as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?
The lease governs relations between the landlord and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will set out if subletting is banned, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The rule is that if the lease contains no specific ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. The majority of leases in Dartmouth Park do not prevent strict prohibition on subletting – such a clause would adversely affect the market value the flat. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a duplicate of the tenancy agreement.
After years of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Dartmouth Park. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Dartmouth Park conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Dartmouth Park property is Flat 2 27 Mackeson Road in December 2012. The Tribunal assessed the value of the lease extension premium at £35,435 and rounded the figure to £35,500 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 64.77 years.