I am the registered owner of a freehold house in Kenton yet pay rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Kenton and has limited impact for conveyancing in Kenton but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of new rentcharges post 1977.
Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.
We are selling our property in Kenton and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a national conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Kenton. Having lived in Kenton for many years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of 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 life insurance to cover that same illness)
I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Kenton. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Kenton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
My business partner and I are planning to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering fixed fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Kenton for under 2k?
We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Kenton, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are hoping to purchase or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can find you the right solicitor. As for the fees this will depend on the structure and complexity of the deal. Let us have your details or email so as to enable us to furnish you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.
We are one month into a leasehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the selling agent to do our conveyancing in Kenton. I am not happy. Could you help me find new lawyers?
They would have to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been generated? If so you must make them aware of the replacement solicitor and get the mortgage documents are re-sent. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the lenders approved list to avoid added costs and complications. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our find a solicitor tool will help you find a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Kenton
I work for a long established estate agency in Kenton where we have experienced a number of flat sales jeopardised as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Kenton 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 start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder 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 buyer.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Kenton conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Kenton conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Kenton premises is 139/139A Masons Avenue in February 2010. this was a case with an absentee freeholder. As a result the leaseholders applied to Willesden County Court for an order dispensing with the giving of a notice of claim.14th October 2009 District Judge Brar granted a vesting order and the court directed that the matter should be transferred to this tribunal to determine the freehold premium. The tribunal concluded on a figure of £13,000 for the freehold interest This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 74 years.