I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Maldon for our home move. Our broker has since advised us that our mortgage company Yorkshire Building Society won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?
A bank will require an approved conveyancer act for it. Borrowers are liable to bear the cost of this. Please make use of our directory service to get a quote from a solicitor to carry conveyancing in Maldon on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list of solicitors.
My wife and I have a semi-detached Edwardian house in Maldon. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and The Royal Bank of Scotland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Maldon and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the position with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Maldon I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Maldon in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?
If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
I am a sole trader intending to take an assignment of a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-sale-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Maldon for less than £1,200?
We can recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Maldon, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are intending to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we will put you in touch with the right firm. As for the costs this will depend on the structure and nuances of the deal. Let us have your contact information or call us so that we can supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.
My husband and I are new on the property ladder - agreed a price, yet the agent informed us that the seller will only move forward if we instruct the agent's chosen conveyancers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Maldon
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this ultimatum. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is counter productive. Contact the sellers directly and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to use your own,trusted Maldon conveyancing firm - not the ones that will provide their estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing targets set by head office.
We are about to buying a flat in Maldon. Could the lawyer have the amount we are are buying for confidential from the likes of Zoopla. How could this be achieved ?
HMLR as a matter of law obliged to reveal price sold data on the official title for domestic properties nationwide including properties in Maldon. The Title Register is a public document, so HMLR would be breaching their statutory duty excluded certain homes such as the property in Maldon.
In essence you can ask HM Land Registry to withhold the price paid entry yet the response would be a No.