My previous lawyer has sent a quote for £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Longford. I am selling a Victorian house for £275,000. Is this expensive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Longford?
The charges are a little high. If you are content to invest time comparing prices you could decrease the fees marginally by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you mightlive to regret opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Don't forget to enquire that the solicitor can represent your mortgage company. You can make use of our comparison tool to choose a Longford conveyancing firm on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Longford.
My grandmother passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Longford. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Santander, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Where you plan to re-mortgage then Santander will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Santander conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Santander conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Santander mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Longford?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Longford. 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Longford is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Longford are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Longford you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Longford may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Taking into account that I will soon spend £400,000 on 3 bedroom house in Longford I wish to talk to a solicitor regarding thetransaction in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we recommend - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer due to be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Longford.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a case number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Longford should be the figure that you are charged.
I am intending to let out my leasehold flat in Longford. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Do I need to ask my freeholder for their consent?
Your lease governs the relationship between the freeholder and you the flat owner; specifically, it will indicate if subletting is not allowed, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. Most leases in Longford do not prevent subletting altogether – such a clause would undoubtedly devalue the property. In most cases there is simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a copy of the sublease.
I am the registered owner of a a ground floor purpose built flat in Longford. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium due for the purchase of the freehold?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the sum to be paid.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Longford residence is 164 Nestles Avenue in October 2013. The tribunal agreed with the proposed price of £20,158 for the freehold and determined that that sum is the amount to be paid into court This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term was 69 years.