It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Greenhithe. Conveyancing lawyers have now been appointed on the sale but I can't locate the deeds. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the conveyancers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Greenhithe relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to list solicitors on the Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Greenhithe?
We would not expect to be advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.
I am buying a new build flat in Greenhithe. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Greenhithe
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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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.
I'm refinancing my existing property to a BTL mortgage with The Royal Bank of Scotland and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on a second house. The location we are talking about is Greenhithe. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?
Do use our comparison tool on this page to be sure that the lawyers are approved by both mortgage companies. On the basis that they are the lawyer will be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you solicitor and make clear your expectations and requirements.
What advice can you give us when it comes to finding a Greenhithe conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
If you are instructing a property lawyer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Greenhithe conveyancing practice) it is essential that they 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 Greenhithe conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be useful:
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What volume of lease extensions have they conducted in Greenhithe in the last twenty four months? How familiar is the practice with lease extension legislation?
Having spent months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Greenhithe. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Greenhithe premises is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired lease term was 76 years.
How do I search for a Greenhithe conveyancing solicitor on the lender conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 20kilometers to attend the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel tool on this page. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Greenhithe and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Greenhithe. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the mortgage company solicitor panel.