My friend suggested that where I am buying in Eccleshall I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Eccleshall conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Eccleshall around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Eccleshall Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Eccleshall Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Eccleshall.
I own a renovated Georgian house in Eccleshall. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Nationwide Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Eccleshall and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.
How do I search for a Eccleshall solicitor on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Eccleshall conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Eccleshall conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to see whether they are on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list
I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Eccleshall. I happened to discover a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If it is possible to get all formalities completed via phone that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
Last November I purchased a leasehold house in Eccleshall. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Leasehold Conveyancing in Eccleshall - Examples of Queries before Purchasing
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The prefered form of lease structure is if the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the leaseholders benefit from being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is usually employed where it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. Best to be warned whether fixing the lift or some other major work is anticipated that will be shared by the leasehold owners and will materially impact the level of the maintenance fees or necessitate a specific invoice. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?
How much experience do your Eccleshall conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?
Eccleshall conveyancing lawyers help thousands of buyers move home every year and assisted lots of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Eccleshall conveyancers have worked on recent similar matters.