Willretaining a Dockland Settlement conveyancing practice make the legal process smoother?
Dockland Settlement is a unique place, where local insight helps. The laid-back lifestyle is great – just not for your house move. The conveyancers that we recommend display specialist Dockland Settlement intelligence with a positive, hands-onattitude that helps everything runs smoothly. It is a definite plus where they can make use of established connections with financial advisers, local authorities, valuers and counterpart Dockland Settlement conveyancing practitioners
We are purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Dockland Settlement. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve investigations to ascertain if these works are permitted?
Your property lawyer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Dockland Settlement can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict categories of alterations or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Certain additions require local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I am the sole beneficiary of my late mum's estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Dockland Settlement. The Dockland Settlement property was put into my name in November. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be considered the same way as though I had purchased the house in November. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be affected by that. many mortgage companies would take a sensible view as this clause primarily exists to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of properties.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as UBS, do Dockland Settlement solicitors have to pay a yearly amount to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
I have been told that property searches are the number one cause of obstruction in Dockland Settlement house deals. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Dockland Settlement.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Dockland Settlement?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Dockland Settlement. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
About to purchase a new build apartment in Dockland Settlement. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dockland Settlement
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Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. 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. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.
Our conveyancing in Dockland Settlement completes this Friday, but the couple I am buying from has asked to vacate on the Saturday at 2pm. Should I agree to such a plan?
If you need a mortgage then your conveyancing practitioner will insist that the property isvacant on Friday - the lender will require it.