I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must vacate my let out flat in Edmonton by 24/8/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice on a rental unless you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, notify to your solicitor and request that they cajole the sellers lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim towards
It is a dozen years since I bought my home in Edmonton. Conveyancing lawyers have just been appointed on the sale but I can't track down the title deeds. Will this cause complications?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by your mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in most cases the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Edmonton involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it is more tricky but is resolvable.
three months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Edmonton took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
What tools are available to search for a Edmonton law firm on the Halifax conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 25miles to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the facility on this website. Please choose the mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Edmonton conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Edmonton conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to verify if they are on the Halifax member panel
There are only Fifty years left on my flat in Edmonton. I now want to get lease extension but my freeholder is can not be found. What should I do?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to find the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent may be helpful to try and locate and to produce a report to be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer in relation to proving the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Edmonton.
Following months of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Edmonton. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
if there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the sum to be paid.
An example of a Vesting Order and Purchase of freehold case for a Edmonton residence is Ground Floor Flat 4A Baronet Road in February 2010. Following a vesting order by Edmonton County Court on 23rd December 2008 (case number 8ED064) the Tribunal decided that the price that the Applicant for the freehold interest should pay is £8,689.00 This case related to 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 80.01 years.
We are contemplating instructing a web based property lawyer as opposed to a Edmonton conveyancing firm. Any advice?
Advantages do exist in having the option visit a local Edmonton conveyancing solicitor such as
- signing documents on short notice
- having one on one explanations of issues that need explaining
- the ability to raise concerns if matters need to addressed
When comparing quotes, look carefully for hidden extras. Most decent Edmonton high street solicitors give an all-inclusive figure. Often online agents appear to offer cheap fees, yet have burried 'extras' in the small print.