I am buying a house and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the house could be obligated to pay as it falls into the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in Maryland
Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may expect conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Maryland to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
The deeds to our house are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Maryland 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
You no longer need to have the physical official documentation to evidence that you own the land or premises, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Maryland ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some banks tend not grant a mortgage on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Maryland. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Maryland to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
Is it simple use your search app to locate a conveyancing lawyer in Maryland on the approved list for my bank?
First pick a bank such as Santander, The Mortgage Works or Platform Home Loans Ltd then specify your preferred area such as Maryland. Conveyancing firms in Maryland and across England and Wales will then be shown.
We are 3 weeks into a freehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the local agent to carry out the conveyancing in Maryland. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
A conveyancer would need to be very bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been sent? In the event that it has you need to make them aware of the new contact details and get the offer are issued to the new lawyers. The conveyancer should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid escalating costs and complications. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The search tool can assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Maryland
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Maryland. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Maryland - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I inherited a a ground floor purpose built flat in Maryland. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for a lease extension?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the price.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Maryland premises is 151A Ham Park Road in May 2010. The matter came before the Tribunal by way of a vesting order made on 12 June 2009 Deputy District Judge Coonan in Bow County Court. The tribunal decided that the sum payable for the m to be paid for the lease extension was £21,445 This case affected 1 flat.