My wife and I are due to complete on the purchase of a house in Fitzrovia but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have was able negotiate compensation from the seller in the sum of £3k by way of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of amending the contract however Clydesdale will not agree to this. Why were they informed?
Your conveyancing practitioner being on the Clydesdale approved list is required to inform Clydesdale of any changes to the purchase price. If you prohibit your property lawyer to report the reduction to Clydesdale then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Clydesdale and you would have to appoint a new conveyancing practitioner for your conveyancing in Fitzrovia.
What can a local search inform me regarding the house we're purchasing in Fitzrovia?
Fitzrovia conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations such as Searchflow The local search plays a central role in many a Fitzrovia conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic areas.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Fitzrovia. Now, I need the files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Fitzrovia of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
About to purchase a new build flat in Fitzrovia. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Fitzrovia
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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. Please supply a car parking plan. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.
I was advised by a few estate agents in Fitzrovia to locate a property lawyer using your seach tool. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers rather than alternative conveyancing organisations?
We refuse to give any financial incentive for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
I am hoping to complete next month on a garden flat in Fitzrovia. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they are sending me a report tomorrow. What should I be looking out for?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Fitzrovia should include some of the following:
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You should know whether the lease allows you to change or upgrade anything in the flat- you must be made aware as to whether any restrictions relates to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether permission is mandated necessary Are you allowed to have a pet in the flat? Does the lease prevent you from subletting the property, or having a home office for business Where does the liability rest for repairing the window frames Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your property and do you know what it means in practice?
After months of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Fitzrovia. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Fitzrovia conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Fitzrovia flat is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 73.26 years.