What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Geddington?
Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Geddington and elsewhere in Northamptonshire is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for conflict between you and others involved in the transaction. For instance, the seller, estate agent and even potentially your bank. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Geddington is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the legal process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to protect you.
On occasion a potential adversary will try and sway you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For instance, the property agent may claim to be helping by suggesting your lawyer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may advise you to do take action that is against your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
My lender has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Geddington but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Geddington or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?
The minority of Geddington conveyancing practices are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to find a Geddington conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.
Is it necessary to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when acquiring a residence in Geddington?
Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Geddington to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house are lost. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Geddington 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
Assuming you have a registered title the details of your proprietorship will be retained by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to carry out a search at the Land Registry, identify your house and get up to date copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for £20 inclusive of VAT.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Geddington is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Geddington are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Geddington you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Geddington may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial offices in Geddington and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to provides security of tenure to business lessees, giving them the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Geddington is one of the hundreds of areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are based