Having sold my house in Maze Hill last December yet the purchaser is whats apping daily to say their solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Post completion of your sale your lawyer is committed to send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Maze Hill.
I have 7378 less than 75 years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in Maze Hill. Conveyancing solicitors on the Accord Mortgages panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 18/1/2026 the requirements read as follows :
We are buying a house in Maze Hill. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? On completion day we will need to deposit funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am assisting my step-mother sell her property in Maze Hill. Will the conveyancer order an energy performance certificate or it is for the seller to coordinate?
Following the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was left as a mandatory element of selling a property. An energy performance certificate should be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are using a Maze Hill conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with long established local accredited person
My fiancee and I are spending time viewing apartments in Maze Hill and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a mortgage with UBS.
It would be advisable to start your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the estate agent. As you are taking out a mortgage with UBS, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I require fast conveyancing in Maze Hill as I have pressure to complete inside one month. A mortgage is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
As you are are a cash purchaser you are at liberty not to do searches although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Maze Hill the following are examples of what can crop up and adversely impact market value: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
I am buying a new build house in Maze Hill with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not inform my solicitor about the deal as it would affect my loan 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.
Due to complete next month on a ground floor flat in Maze Hill. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they will have a report out to me within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?
The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Maze Hill should include some of the following:
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The physical ownership of the property. This may be the property itself but may include a loft or cellar if appropriate. The landlord’s rights to access the flat. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided. Advice as to the provision in the lease to pay service charges - with regard to both the building, and the more general rights a leaseholder has Responsibility for maintaining the window frames Repair and maintenance of the property
After years of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Maze Hill. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
if there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the LVT to decide the price.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Maze Hill residence is 73 Walerand Road in August 2012. the result of the findings of the Tribunal led to a premium to be paid for the extended lease in respect of Flat 73 in the sum of £10,040. The premium applicable in respect of Flat 85 was £5,710. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired lease term was 72 years.