Can the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in Long Ashton?
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I completed on my house on 13 January and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Long Ashton advises it should be recorded inside ten days. Are transfers in Long Ashton particularly slow to register?
There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Long Ashton registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry have to notify any interested persons or bodies. Currently roughly three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the buyer is living at the property so post completion formalities is not usually primary concern yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer should contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I am purchasing my first flat in Long Ashton with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about this extras as it may impact my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £245,000 and found one close by in Long Ashton I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Long Ashton for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be an issue. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.
Am I best advised to use a Long Ashton conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? An old friend can handle the legal formalities but his firm is located 200kilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Long Ashton conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute paperwork, deliver your identification documents and pester them if necessary. Having local Long Ashton know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and the majority were impressed that must trump using an unknown Long Ashton conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.
What are my options where I am not happy with the property lawyer who undertook my conveyancing in Long Ashton?
We live in an imperfect world, and is is a fact of life that sometimes matters do not go as planned. Nevertheless there is recourse where you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Long Ashton. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a conveyancer to their regulator. If you remain aggrieved you may consider enlisting the help of the Legal Ombudsman.