My wife and I are intent on selling our property in Great Dunmow and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A high street Great Dunmow lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers are using a nationwide conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Great Dunmow. Having lived in Great Dunmow for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
I have todaydiscovered that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Great Dunmow for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Great Dunmow conveyancing specialists.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Great Dunmow. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Great Dunmow
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Please supply a car parking plan. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Great Dunmow is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?
Flying freeholds in Great Dunmow are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Great Dunmow you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Great Dunmow may determine 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 property.
Hoping to buy a property located in Great Dunmow and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Great Dunmow. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Great Dunmow 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 Dunmow. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I’m about to sell my ground floor apartment in Great Dunmow. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have recently received a quarterly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the invoice as you normally would as all rents and service charges will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Great Dunmow - Examples of Queries before Purchasing
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How is the lease structured? Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge liability? How many years are left on the lease?