The Felling and Pelaw conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my purchase in Felling and Pelaw have suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I needed a lawyer on the TSB conveyancing panel and my preferred Felling and Pelaw lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What do I do now?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the TSB conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to assist.
I am buying a property and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair to which the property could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw
Unless a prior purchase of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Felling and Pelaw of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build apartment in Felling and Pelaw. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw
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Please supply a car parking plan. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial property in Felling and Pelaw and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act affords protection to commercial lessees, giving them the legal entitlement to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds where 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 for protection and handle your commercial conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw
I only have 72 years left on my flat in Felling and Pelaw. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What are my options?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to find the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and to produce a report to be used as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Felling and Pelaw.
Felling and Pelaw Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask Prior to buying
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Most Felling and Pelaw leasehold flats will be liable to pay a service charge for maintenance of the block invoiced by the freeholder. If you purchase the flat you will have to meet this charge, usually periodically accross the year. This can vary from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent for you to pay annual, this is usually not a exorbitant sum, say around £50-£100 but you need to enquire it because sometimes it could be prohibitively expensive. Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge liability? Is anyone aware of any major works on the horizon that will add a premium to the maintenance fees?