Having sold my house in Haywards Heath last September but the buyer keeps SMS messaging daily to say their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What should have happened following completion?
After completion of your sale your conveyancer is obliged to deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Haywards Heath.
This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a 1st time buyer of a ground floor flat in Haywards Heath. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Haywards Heath?
On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Haywards Heath. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
We had appointed conveyancing lawyers locally in Haywards Heath on the Clydesdale solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate amount for the legal aspects of the Clydesdale mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Clydesdale?
As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancer can levy a fee for this. The charge is not set by Clydesdale but by your Haywards Heath property lawyer. Some firms on the Clydesdale panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but many practices incorporate it on their overall fee.
I am selling my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in October 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Skipton are being pedantic. The Haywards Heath solicitor who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Skipton are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Skipton have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Skipton have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Skipton may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Haywards Heath is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Haywards Heath are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Haywards Heath you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Haywards Heath 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.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial property in Haywards Heath and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to business lessees, granting the right to apply to court for a renewal lease and remain in occupation when the lease reaches an end. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act for protection and handle your commercial conveyancing in Haywards Heath
I have been sourcing a conveyancing solicitor in Haywards Heath for my home move. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
Members of the public may review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training purposes.
I own a leasehold flat in Haywards Heath. Conveyancing and Britannia mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing solicitor in Haywards Heath who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
First contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Haywards Heath conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I inherited a 2 bed flat in Haywards Heath, conveyancing having been completed 4 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable properties in Haywards Heath with over 90 years remaining are worth £192,000. The ground rent is £55 per annum. The lease terminates on 21st October 2079
With only 54 years unexpired the likely cost is going to span between £32,300 and £37,400 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.