We're in Dollis Hill, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is Co-operative , and our solicitor is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
A friend pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Dollis Hill there could be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Dollis Hill which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Dollis Hill should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Dollis Hill. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an advanced payment of £225. Soon after, the solicitor called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Coventry BS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Intending to buy a flat in Dollis Hill. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the RBS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Dollis Hill lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel.
I need some quick conveyancing in Dollis Hill as I have a deadline to exchange contracts in less than one month. A mortgage is not required. Can I decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
As you are not obtaining a home loan you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no lawyer would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Dollis Hill the following are instances of issues that can crop up and therefore impact future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Dollis Hill. Conveyancing is daunting 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 conveyancing.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dollis Hill
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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. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.
My business partner and I are planning to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-move-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Dollis Hill for under £2000?
We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Dollis Hill, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to buy or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right solicitor. Regarding the costs these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or phone us so that we can provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.
I am intending to let out my leasehold flat in Dollis Hill. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Do I need to ask my freeholder for their consent?
Notwithstanding that your last Dollis Hill conveyancing lawyer is no longer available you can review your lease to see if it allows you to sublet the apartment. The accepted inference is that if the lease is non-specific, subletting is allowed. Quite often there is a prerequisite that you need to seek consent via your landlord or other appropriate person prior to subletting. This means that you cannot sublet in the absence of prior consent. Such consent should not be unreasonably withheld. If your lease does not allow you to sublet you should ask your landlord for their consent.
After months of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Dollis Hill. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Where there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the sum to be paid.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Dollis Hill flat is 12 & 12A Deacon Road in May 2010. the Tribunal concluded that the price to be paid for the freehold should be £38,287 This case affected 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 65.58 years.