My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Hedge End. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?
Now that you have to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you must hire the services of a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you now have a tight a drop dead date to complete the property. All auction property will ordinarily have an associated legal set of papers. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. In the case of leasehold property the legal papers should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation specific to leasehold premises. You should hand this to the solicitor instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete on the date specified in the contract.
We had chosen conveyancing lawyers located in Hedge End on the Principality solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a supplemental sum for dealing with the Principality mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Principality?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner may levy a fee for this. This fee is not set by Principality but by your Hedge End conveyancer. Numerous firms on the Principality panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but many practices incorporate it on their overall fee.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Hedge End on 21/11/2025, valuation was booked five days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Co-operative and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Are Co-operative entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Co-operative to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
2 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Hedge End took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
About to purchase a new build flat in Hedge End. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hedge End
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Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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?
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Hedge End is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Hedge End are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Hedge End you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hedge End may ascertain 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 premises.
I am using a search engine for the phrase cheap conveyancing in Hedge End it shows results of many conveyancersin the area. How do I determine which is the suitable conveyancing solicitor for purchase transaction?
The preferential method of choosing the right conveyancer is through a personal testimonial, so ask friends and relatives who have bought a property in Hedge End or the respected estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Hedge End vary, so it's advisable to request a minimum of three quotes from different solicitors. Dont forget to clarify that the fees are fixed.
I work for a busy estate agent office in Hedge End where we have witnessed a number of leasehold sales derailed due to short leases. I have received inconsistent advice from local Hedge End conveyancing firms. Please can you confirm whether the owner of a flat can instigate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Hedge End - Examples of Questions you should ask before buying
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This question is important as a) areas may cause problems for the block as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if services remain unpaid b) if the tenants have a dispute with the managing agents you will wish to have full disclosure What is the name of the managing agents? The prefered form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this arrangement the leaseholders have being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.