We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Gillingham who is on the Santander approved panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Gillingham.
Our lender has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Gillingham but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Gillingham or nearer to where I live. Can you help?
Far from all Gillingham conveyancing solicitors are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to identify a Gillingham conveyancing solicitor on the on the lender panel.
What will a local search tell me regarding the property we're buying in Gillingham?
Gillingham conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searches UK The local search plays an important role in most Gillingham conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search will reveal information 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 sections.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Gillingham I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Gillingham in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you need a home loan that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Gillingham. Before I set the wheels in motion I require certainty as to the remaining lease term.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Gillingham - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Gillingham Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to buying
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Is there a share of the freehold? How many years are left on the lease?
Should one as executor remove a departed person's name from the title register for a house in Gillingham?
If a Gillingham property is jointly owned and one of the proprietors passes away, their name will not automatically be removed from the title deeds. You are not required to remove their name as when it comes to a sale your conveyancer would simply need to evidence why the co owner is not included in the conveyance, such as a grant of probate.
With a view to making the sale conveyancing simpler in the future you may apply to have the deceased person erased from the title by submitting an application to HM Land Registry with proof of the death. There is no charge from the Registry for this service.