Having sold my house in Horsforth last February but our buyer keeps Skype messaging daily to moan that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Following your house sale your lawyer should send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks just for conveyancing in Horsforth.
My lender has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Horsforth but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Horsforth round the corner to me. Are you able to assist?
Far from all Horsforth conveyancing firms are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to identify a Horsforth conveyancing firm on the on the mortgage company panel.
My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Horsforth and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a nationwide conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Horsforth. We have lived in Horsforth for six years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You should 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 health insurance to cover that same sickness)
2 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Horsforth took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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.
Are there any apps to help locate a Horsforth solicitor on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the lawyer.
You can use the tool on this website. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of Horsforth conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Horsforth conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to verify if they are on the Lloyds TSB Bank approved list
Are there common defects that you encounter in leases for Horsforth properties?
Leasehold conveyancing in Horsforth is not unique. All leases are individual and drafting errors can result in certain clauses are wrong. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:
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A provision to repair to or maintain elements of the building
You could have a problem when selling your property if you have a defective lease primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Halifax, Skipton Building Society, and Britannia all have express requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to provide security, forcing the buyer to withdraw.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Horsforth - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to buying
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Make sure you find out if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. For example it is fairly common in Horsforth leases that pets are not permitted in in a block in Horsforth. If you love the apartmentin Horsforth yet your cat can’t move with you then you will be presented with a difficult compromise. Who manages the building? Most Horsforth leasehold apartments will incur a service charge for maintenance of the building invoiced by the management company. Should you acquire the apartment you will have to pay this amount, usually in instalments during the year. This may vary from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. There will also be a rentcharge to be met annual, ordinarily this is not a large figure, say about £50-£100 but you should to enquire as sometimes it could be prohibitively expensive.