Our son is in the process of securing a house that has just been built in Matlock with a home loan from UBS. His conveyancer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the UBS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the UBS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
We are purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Matlock. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal work on the property include investigations to ascertain if these alterations are prohibited?
Your conveyancer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Matlock will occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prevent certain changes or need the permission of a 3rd party. Many additions need local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Matlock. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Bank of Ireland have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
As you are obtaining a mortgage with Bank of Ireland your lawyer must comply with the formal requirements contained in Part two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Bank of Ireland. The CML Handbook includes minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancing practitioners are required to report to Bank of Ireland where a lease does not satisfy these provisions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not limited to Matlock.
The mortgage over my property is with Yorkshire BS for my property in Matlock. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Yorkshire BS?
Your original mortgage agreement with Yorkshire BS will provide that you need their approval in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Yorkshire BS’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Yorkshire BS will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Yorkshire BS directly. You need not do this via a Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor.
I am selling our house in Matlock and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A high street Matlock lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Matlock. Having lived in Matlock for 4 years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
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My husband and I are new to the buying process - had an offer accepted, but the property agent told us that the seller will only issue a contract if we use their preferred conveyancers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Matlock
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this ultimatum. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine buyer is counter productive. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make the point that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to appoint your own,trusted Matlock conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or meet his conveyancing targets set by senior management.
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Matlock. Before I get started I require certainty as to the number of years remaining on the lease.
Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Matlock - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars 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.
Matlock Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to buying
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It is important to be aware whether fixing the lift or some other significant cost is pending to be shared amongst the leaseholders and will materially increase the the service fees or result in a specific invoice. Does the lease have in excess of 80 years unexpired?