I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Henleaze for our house move. Our broker informed us that our mortgage company The Royal Bank of Scotland won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?
Mortgage Companies tend to imposes restrictions either the category or the volume of conveyancing solicitors on their approved list of lawyers. A common example of such criteria being that a law practice must not be a sole practitioner. As well as restricting the type of firm, a few banks have limited the number of firms they use to represent them. Be aware that The Royal Bank of Scotland have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of The Royal Bank of Scotland Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the rationalisation of solicitor panels a few years ago even though there remains mixed views about the level of solicitor engagement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry indicate that hundreds of law firms, including some in or near Henleaze only perform one or two conveyances per annum.
When it comes to lenders such as Principality, do Henleaze property lawyers incur a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
We previously appointed conveyancers locally in Henleaze on the UBS solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate sum for dealing with the UBS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by UBS?
As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by UBS but by your Henleaze property lawyer. Numerous firms on the UBS panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Henleaze. I have a mortgage offer with Co-operative. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Co-operative, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Co-operative conveyancing panel.
A relative recommended that if I am buying in Henleaze I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Henleaze conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Henleaze around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Henleaze Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Henleaze.
I am buying a new build house in Henleaze with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not inform my lawyer about the extras as it could put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the UK Finance website. UK Finance form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
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Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Henleaze. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.
If the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Henleaze - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I inherited a 2 bed flat in Henleaze, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Henleaze with an extended lease are worth £265,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2101
With 75 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 plus costs.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.