Can you recommend a Barclays approved Gravesend conveyancing lawyer finish our home move within a very limited time frame? Am I best advised to unstruct a high street Gravesend firm or an online conveyancer?
We can recommend some very good Gravesend conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Gravesend. Visit some well established law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Mention your time frames together with the reasons and get a commitment on speed. Choose the lawyer that genuine.
I am helping my step-mother sell her house in Gravesend. Does the conveyancer commission an energy assessment or do I organise this?
Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates remained a mandatory component of moving house. An energy assessment needs to be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. It is not something that solicitors normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Gravesend conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with long established Gravesend accredited person
A friend advised me that in purchasing a property in Gravesend there could be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to the property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Gravesend which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Gravesend should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I can not fathom if my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called into my local Gravesend building society branch on a couple of occasions and was reassured it wasn't an issue and they would lend. My Gravesend conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- called to say that they would not lend in accordance with their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I have no idea who is right.
As long as the lawyer is on the mortgage company approved list, she or he must follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook provisions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.
Me and my brother own a 4 bedroom Georgian house in Gravesend. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Skipton Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Gravesend and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Gravesend. Conveyancing is daunting 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 are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Gravesend
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Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?
What are your top tips when it comes to choosing a Gravesend conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
If you are instructing a conveyancer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Gravesend conveyancing practice) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you make enquires with two or three firms including non Gravesend conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be of use:
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What volume of lease extensions has the firm completed in Gravesend in the last year? How experienced is the firm with lease extension legislation?
I inherited a 1 bedroom flat in Gravesend, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Gravesend with over 90 years remaining are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2098
With only 72 years unexpired the likely cost is going to range between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
My aunt purchased her house in Gravesend in 2008. She has since got married, widowed and in recent months got married again. She wishes to market the property next spring. I suspect that she will just be asked to supply copies of the marriage papers to the conveyancer but she is concerned it could delay the house move. Is it worth updating the land title documents for the house?
You are not required to update the title for the property on the basis that you have the evidence required to show how the change of name has come about.
The buyer’s lawyer will check the title information and need evidence by way of proof of the change of name e.g. marriage documentation.