We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Muswell Hill?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Muswell Hill.
My wife and I have a semi-detached Georgian house in Muswell Hill. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and The Royal Bank of Scotland. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. Is it worth asking The Royal Bank of Scotland to clarify?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Muswell Hill and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the position with the conveyancing lawyer who completed the work.
How does conveyancing in Muswell Hill differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Muswell Hill contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because developers in Muswell Hill typically buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Muswell Hill or who has acted in the same development.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Muswell Hill and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Muswell Hill. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Muswell Hill area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Muswell Hill. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I am hoping to exchange soon on a garden flat in Muswell Hill. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they are sending me a report on Monday. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Muswell Hill should include some of the following:
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You would want to be sent a copy of the lease Advice as to the provision in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - in relation to the building, and the wider rights a tenant enjoys Who has the liability for repairing the window frames The landlord’s rights to access the premises. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided. Repair and maintenance of the property
We have reached the end of our tether in negotiating a lease extension in Muswell Hill. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to determine the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Muswell Hill flat is Flat B 10 Grove Avenue in October 2013. Following a vesting order Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court 3rd July 2013 The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the lease extension was £36,215.00 This case related to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 65.21 years.
Finally our conveyancing in Muswell Hill is completing next Friday, yet the sellers I am buying from has asked to vacate the next day at PM. Can I accept such a idea?
You can't complete on a Saturday due to the bank systems are not working.