Having invested time reading mumsnet.com for an online solicitor in Hurstpierpoint, many comment that I should look for a CQS kitemarked solicitor. What is CQS?
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised kitemark for legal experts in buying or selling property, trusted by some of the UK's major banks. Four years ago the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). CQS is not a scheme offered by the Council of Licensed Conveyancing. Hurstpierpoint is one of the numerous areas in England and Wales where there are CQS lawyers.
I am helping my step-mother sell her flat in Hurstpierpoint. Will the solicitor order the energy assessment or do I organise this?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments remained a required component of moving property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand before the property is marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally organise. If you are instructing a Hurstpierpoint conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with long established Hurstpierpoint assessors
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home moving as a 1st time purchaser of a garden flat in Hurstpierpoint. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Hurstpierpoint?
On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Hurstpierpoint. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be invited to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Hurstpierpoint. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their solicitor. I paid an upfront payment of £150. A few days later, the property lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Kent Reliance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Hurstpierpoint. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I am buying a new build apartment in Hurstpierpoint. 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 is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint
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The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Hurstpierpoint and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Hurstpierpoint. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Hurstpierpoint area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Hurstpierpoint. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
There are only 72 years left on my flat in Hurstpierpoint. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What are my options?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to track down the landlord. For most situations a specialist would be helpful to try and locate and prepare a report which can be used as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Hurstpierpoint.
I acquired a studio flat in Hurstpierpoint, conveyancing was carried out August 2008. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Hurstpierpoint with a long lease are worth £265,000. The ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2101
You have 76 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as costs.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.