A friend recommended that if I am purchasing in Marylebone I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Marylebone conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Marylebone around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Marylebone.
I have todaydiscovered that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Marylebone for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Marylebone conveyancing specialists.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Marylebone benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about this extras as it will put at risk my mortgage 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.
What does commercial conveyancing in Marylebone cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Marylebone covers a broad range of services, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.
I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Marylebone. I happened to discover a site which appears to be the ideal offering If there is a chance to get all this stuff done via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
We have had DIP from Platform Home Loans Ltd who suggested that they will lend up to £300k. At what point do we need to appoint a solicitor for conveyancing? Marylebone is where we plan to move to.
It would be wise to appoint a lawyer now requesting that they generate a file on your behalf. This will enable: 1) the estate agent to send out the Sales Memo to all parties 2) the seller’s solicitor to submit the draft paperwork. However, do not ask your conveyancing practitioner to start searches until you receive your valuation report via Platform Home Loans Ltd and you are happy to move forward.