Me and my partner are due to exchange on the purchase of a house in Great Ayton but as a consequence of damage from some water damage at the property I have managed to agree compensation from the owner in the sum of £2k taking the form of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process however Yorkshire BS are not allowing this. Why were they notified?
The conveyancing practitioner being on a Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is required to advise Yorkshire BS of any amendments to the sale price. If you prohibit your conveyancing practitioner to notify the reduction to Yorkshire BS then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Yorkshire BS and you would have to appoint a new conveyancing practitioner for your conveyancing in Great Ayton.
My apartment in Great Ayton is up for sale and I have a buyer. Does the conveyancing practitioner have to be required to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Nationwide conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently in recent years.
I purchased a terraced Edwardian house in Great Ayton. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Aldermore. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be 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 Great Ayton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Great Ayton and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Great Ayton. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Great Ayton area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Great Ayton. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I have been sourcing a conveyancing solicitor in Great Ayton for my sale. Can I check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
One may search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded telephone calls for training requirements.
There are a lot of houses in Great Ayton on unadopted roads. I am purchasing one such house. What are the advantages and disadvantages of buying a house on a privately owned road?
Great Ayton conveyancing firms are used to conveyancing houseson private. Your property lawyer should investigate title to find any rights or responsibilities. In many cases there is a management company (wholly owned by residents) that owners make annual payments for the upkeep of the road. Where there is one, the road will likely be maintained and look nicer than publicly maintained.