My financial adviser has asked me for my Marylebone solicitor’s panel member for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have e-mailed my local Marylebone office but they cant find it on their system.
The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Marylebone solicitor . Most Marylebone conveyancing practices will retain a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each lender.
It is is a decade since I bought my house in Marylebone. Conveyancing solicitors have just been retained on the sale but I can't find the deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be retained by the mortgage company or they may stored with the lawyers who handled the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors procuring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Marylebone involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.
What can a local search tell me about the property we're purchasing in Marylebone?
Marylebone conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Onsearch The local search is essential in every Marylebone conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject areas.
2 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Marylebone completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Marylebone I like with a park and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Marylebone in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.
My husband and I are 14 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the high street agent to perform conveyancing in Marylebone. We are not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would have to be really bad in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? If so you must inform them of the new contact details and have the offer are re-issued. The conveyancer needs to be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental charges and complications. That should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool should help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Marylebone