Is there a search tool that I can utilise to discover of the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Godstone is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Britannia thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in further conveyancing fees.
Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Please choose the lender and type ‘Godstone’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Godstone or by proximity to you.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Godstone?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Godstone. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I am buying a new build house in Godstone with a mortgage from Alliance & Leicester . The developers would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not inform my lawyer about this extras as it may impact my loan with Alliance & Leicester . Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I'm converting the mortgage on my existing house to a buy to let loan with TSB and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second property. The location we are talking about is Godstone. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and tie in the transactions?
Do use our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your solicitor should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and communicate your desired outcome and requirements.
Am I best advised to instruct a Godstone conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can execute the legal work however his firm is located over three hundred miles drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Godstone conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Godstone conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being round the corner.
My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Godstone. Conveyancing and The Mortgage Works mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing practitioner in Godstone who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Godstone conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in Godstone. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Where there is a absentee landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the price.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Godstone property is 223 Brighton Road in September 2013. The premium payable for the acquisition freehold of the properties should be £10,934 (Ten thousand,nine hundred and thirty four pounds) This case affected 3 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 75 years.