Completed the sale of my flat in Laleham last April yet the purchaser is calling every few hours complaining that their solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your conveyancer is committed to deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion procedures just for conveyancing in Laleham.
What can a local search reveal regarding the house we're purchasing in Laleham?
Laleham conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for instance PSG The local search plays an important part in many a Laleham conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search will provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Laleham?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Laleham. 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…’
Is it simple use the search app to select a conveyancing practitioner in Laleham on the authorised to act for my bank?
Step one is to pick a lender such as Birmingham Midshires, The Mortgage Works or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then type in your preferred area e.g. Laleham. Conveyancing practices in Laleham and across England and Wales will then be shown.
I am a negotiator for a long established estate agency in Laleham where we have experienced a few leasehold sales jeopardised due to short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Laleham conveyancing firms. Could you clarify whether the seller of a flat can start the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
As long as the seller has owned the lease 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. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the sale.
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 purchaser.
I am the leaseholder of a basement flat in Laleham. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for the purchase of the freehold?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Laleham conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Laleham property is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case affected 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 82.93 years.
Is planning consent needed to convert a single dwelling into two appartments in Laleham? This has occurred to a property opposite to a friend in Laleham and was not aware of the conversion until it was complete.
Planning permission is necessary for converting a single dwelling in Laleham into flats but probably not for reverting once again to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your question, yes.