My fiance’s uncle is a conveyancer. I suspect that I will be offered mate’s fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Edge Hill?
It’s advisable to request 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. The quotes do vary but service levels do differ between property lawyers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Edge Hill last April but my buyer keeps e-mailing every few hours complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?
Following your house sale your solicitor is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where relevant, your solicitor must also confirm that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures specific conveyancing in Edge Hill.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Edge Hill?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Edge Hill. 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…’
I am buying a new build house in Edge Hill with a mortgage from Barclays Direct. The sellers would not reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the extras as it may jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Hoping to buy a property located in Edge Hill and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Edge Hill. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Edge Hill area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Edge Hill. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
Back In 2009, I bought a leasehold house in Edge Hill. Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Edge Hill who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Edge Hill conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
Edge Hill Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing
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Is there a share of the freehold? On the whole the cost for major works tend not to be included within service charges, although there some managing agents in Edge Hill obliged leasehold owners to contribute towards a reserve fund created for the specific purpose of establishing a fund for larger works. Please inform me if there are any major works in the near future that will add a premium to the service charges?