Me and my fiancee are buying our first house. The conveyancing practitioner has contact usto see if we wish to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Limehouse
The number and type of Limehouse conveyancing searches should be dictated entirely on the property, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the area and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What is important is that you adequately comprehend what information each search could give you. You may then decide if you personally think you need that search. If unsure, ask the solicitor to guide you.
A colleague advised me that where I am buying in Limehouse I should ask my conveyancer to perform 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 Limehouse conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Limehouse around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Limehouse Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Limehouse.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Limehouse 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?
You no longer need to hold title original deeds to prove you are the owner of your registered land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
Is it best to go with a Limehouse conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can handle the conveyancing but they are based 300kilometers drive away.
The benefit of a high street Limehouse conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Limehouse know how is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and in the main were content that must outweigh using an unknown Limehouse conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.
I have recently realised that I have Sixty One years unexpired on my flat in Limehouse. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What should I do?
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 for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have used your best endeavours to track down the lessor. In some cases an enquiry agent would be helpful to try and locate and to produce an expert document which can be used as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Limehouse.
I own a first flat in Limehouse. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for the purchase of the freehold?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Limehouse conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Limehouse premises is 26 Rhondda Grove in June 2009. The net price payable by the leaseholders as determined by the Tribunal was £3,015.13. This comprised £11,300 premium for the reversion less £8,284.87 costs as ordered by the County Court.
Why can I not complete our conveyancing in Limehouse on Good Friday?
Because on completion the money needs to be transferred electronically between the banks of the purchaser and seller's property lawyer and currently this can only take place on a working day. It is not possible to complete on a weekend either.