I purchased a freehold premises in Ferring and Goring but still pay rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Ferring and Goring and has limited impact for conveyancing in Ferring and Goring but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of fresh rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 is to be extinguished.
The Ferring and Goring conveyancing firm that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Ferring and Goring have without warning shut down. They were on acting for me because I had to have a lawyer on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and my preferred Ferring and Goring lawyer was not. I paid them money in advance. What are my options?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them 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 Aldermore 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 help.
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Ferring and Goring and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Ferring and Goring conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using an internet conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Ferring and Goring. We have lived in Ferring and Goring for 5 years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
Me and my brother purchased a renovated Victorian house in Ferring and Goring. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Santander. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. Is it worth asking Santander to clarify?
You should assess 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 Ferring and Goring and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Ferring and Goring before appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may not grant a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Ferring and Goring. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Ferring and Goring to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a house in Neath but live in Ferring and Goring. My conveyancer (approximately 300 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Ferring and Goring to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Ferring and Goring based