Would the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool handle auction conveyancing in Maida Vale?
We know of a few niche solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Maida Vale is just one of the many locations in which our lawyers are based.
Is it correct that all Maida Vale CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the RBS conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
A selection of banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
When it comes to lenders such as Santander, do Maida Vale solicitors face a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
We had selected conveyancers with offices in Maida Vale on the Co-operative solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate charge for dealing with the Co-operative mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Co-operative?
As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor may charge a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Co-operative but by your Maida Vale solicitor. Some firms on the Co-operative panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but many practices include it on their overall fee.
Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Maida Vale?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Maida Vale will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Maida Vale. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Maida Vale.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Maida Vale it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Maida Vale commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Maida Vale.
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Maida Vale. Now, I need my documents but the law firm has closed. 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 Maida Vale 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.
I am purchasing a new build house in Maida Vale benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent advised me not inform my solicitor about this deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the UK Finance website. UK Finance 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.
Back In 2000, I bought a leasehold flat in Maida Vale. Conveyancing and National Westminster Bank mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing practitioner in Maida Vale who previously acted has long since retired. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Maida Vale conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I am the registered owner of a a ground floor purpose built flat in Maida Vale. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium payable for a lease extension?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the price.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Maida Vale property is 4 & 4A Charteris Road in June 2009. the Tribunal held that the price to be paid for the enfranchisement of 4/4a Charteris Road to be £15,510 for at 4and £15,694 for at 4a This case affected 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 70.02 years.