I am buying a semi-detached house in Eaglescliffe. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Eaglescliffe you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Eaglescliffe.
The deeds to our house can not be found. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Eaglescliffe 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
You no longer need to have the physical deeds to prove you are the owner of your registered land or property, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one near me in Eaglescliffe I like with a park and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Eaglescliffe for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Eaglescliffe and how can you help?
The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to commercial leaseholders, giving them the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing practices who use the act to your advantage and assist with commercial conveyancing in Eaglescliffe
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a residence in Cardiff but live in Eaglescliffe. My lawyer (who is 200 miles awayhas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Eaglescliffe who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Eaglescliffe based
I am due to review quotes for conveyancing in Eaglescliffe from various property lawyer and decide on one. Am I right to ask them to hold tight until I have found somewhere to acquire.
You should wait to ask your solicitor to start work and order searches after the offer has been agreed to on the property particularly as Eaglescliffe conveyancing searches are costly.